Potential buyers are
in talks with the city
about possible uses
for colorful building
BY JUSTIN BURNETT
Staff Writer
Mike’s Place in Langley may have
a prospective buyer.
Mayor Larry Kwarsick announced during Monday’s City
Council meeting that an interested
party has come forward and begun
talks with the city about possible
uses for the old restaurant.
Ben Watanabe / The Record

Walk-on passengers disembark the ferry in Mukilteo Tuesday morning. Langley officials are hoping to partner with
the Port of South Whidbey in a project that could help increase foot traffic on the boat, leading to greater economic
development for Whidbey Island.

More Walk-On Visitors Wanted
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BY JUSTIN BURNETT
Staff reporter

ith an eye on economic development,
Langley hopes to team up with the
Port of South Whidbey in an effort to
increase foot traffic on the Clinton-to-Mukilteo
ferry route.
On Monday, the Langley City Council unanimously green-lighted Mayor Larry Kwarsick’s
request to partner with the port in the pursuit of
a state grant to fund a multi-million dollar, 65-car
park and ride in Mukilteo.
It would also fund a one-year pilot program
for Sunday bus service between the city and the
Clinton ferry dock.
The idea is relatively simple: increase the
transportation possibilities for commuters and
visitors alike to bolster the island’s economy.
Having a place to park in Mukilteo would
open up more viable off-island employment
opportunities for residents and tourism on
South Whidbey, especially in the Village by the
Sea, which may increase as a result of regular
Sunday bus service to the city.
“We want to make sure Langley is a hub and
focal point for visitation,” the mayor said.
Curt Gordon, president of the Port’s board of
commissioners, said Tuesday he was personally

thrilled the city council was interested in such a
partnership, but confirmed that the board has
not taken action to officially endorse such an
agreement.
However, he said he would be advocating for
the support of his fellow commissioners on the
proposal at a special meeting next week. The
meeting begins at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9, and will be
held at the South Parks & Recreation District
headquarters on Maxwelton Road.

Road to success
The habits of both commuters and visitors
are heavily dictated by the availability of transportation options, and Gordon believes the
current lack of parking in Mukilteo is resulting
in lost dollars for South Whidbey.
“Part of the reason people don’t walk on the
ferry is because there is no place to park your
car,” he said.
Existing parking facilities in Mukilteo have
changed uses in recent years, resulting in a
reduction of commuter and visitor parking, and
Gordon has been looking into ways of acquiring
land and building a replacement facility.
Similarly, Island Transit does not operate on
Sunday, and both Kwarsick and Gordon think
it represents a significant gap in service. That

makes it hard for people to visit areas on the
island for a weekend getaway without their
vehicles and Kwarsick is especially interested in
improving access to the city.
Alone, both objectives are difficult to achieve.
Cities can’t own a park and ride out of their jurisdiction and ports don’t have the legal authority to
implement a bus service. Partnering to achieve
both goals makes sense, Kwarsick said.
“Together we can do that and provide a complete package,” the mayor said.
A pilot program for bus service would be
limited between the city and ferry dock, though
a few stops may be in between. Also, it would
likely be a shuttle service or van, rather than an
Island Transit bus.
Martha Rose, director of the transportation
agency, said island-wide Sunday service is in
Island Transit’s comprehensive plan, but it will
be some time before it’s realized due to a lack of
resources and other ongoing projects.
“It is in our plan and it’s something we will
do,” Rose said. “It’s just not the right time for
us to do it.”
But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t support
Langley’s efforts to implement a pilot program
for Sunday bus service. Rose said she would be

Kwarsick said the prospective
owners appear to be looking at a
mixed use, continuing to use the
upstairs as overnight living space or
a vacation rental, while the bottom
floor could be used for a yet to be
decided commercial purpose.
“It doesn’t look like they are interested in a restaurant,” Kwarsick
said.
Jason Joiner, a managing broker for Windermere Real Estate in
Freeland, is representing the interested buyers and described them
as a married couple who own property on Whidbey Island, including
Langley.
The building is currently owned
by Whidbey Island Bank. Joiner
said his clients are in a feasibility
period to ascertain possible uses for
the building and costs of possible
renovation.
Joiner confirmed the prospective
buyers are interested in using the
upstairs for overnight accommodations but made it clear that no decisions have been made about the
downstairs.

Kelly McDonald was named volunteer of
the month by the Family Resource Center.

Family Resource Center
recognizes volunteer
Staff of the Family Resource Center
honors a parent volunteer, Kelly
McDonald, as the October volunteer of
the month.
McDonald came to Family Resource
Center as a volunteer in December 2011.
She is a highly skilled organizer who
set up the Back To School Store this year,
according to a Family Resource Center
press release.
“Kelly is a single mother of two who
wholeheartedly supports Readiness To
Learn Foundation programs. Kelly has
many talents; too many to mention. What
we appreciate most is her loving personality — and her computer skills! She is
dedicated to getting the job done.
“Thank you, Kelly, for all your hard
work. We love having you on our team!”
said a Family Resource Center press
release.
More information about the Family
Resource Center is available at rtlearn
foundation.org.

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to shadows; as shadows change on
an object, the appearance of the
object changes, which is fascinating to me. I’ve noticed that much of
Galeria Chiropractica presents the my recent work includes a place, an
debut of painter and mosaicist Kate area one can go into, like a secret
Anderson, and a special showing
grotto to creep into and hide.
of Zimbabwean batik artist Enock
“My aim is to create non-repKolimbo, presented by Dananai.
resentational art which pulls the
An opening reception is set for
viewer into the painting and then
5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, feacontinues to involve the viewer in
turing Mbira Music. The gallery is
extended exploration. I prefer not
located at 2812 Meinhold Road at
to explain what my paintings mean
the Bayview Corner Sears House in
to me because I want to give the
Langley.
viewer a chance to develop her
Anderson’s show runs through
or his own emotional response to
Nov. 30 and the Dananai show runs
my work. I think of my paintings as
through Dec. 31.
being like dreams — one can inter“Experiencing and recovering
pret them in many different and
from cancer in 1998 gave me a new
personal ways. My hope is that the
awareness of the world around me,” viewer becomes part of the creative
Anderson said in a press release.
process,” Anderson continued.
“I began to notice the beauty in
Her mosaics will be available for
small, insignificant
viewing only the
everyday things in my
night of the opening
everyday life. During
reception.
recovery I began to
On display in the
attend an art therapy
Lower Sears House
group where I discovwill be the batiks of
ered not only my love
Zimbabwean artists
of creating visual art
in a project called
but learned to appreciDananai, meaning to
ate the gifts that the
“love each other” in
process of creating
the Shona language.
gave me.
This project is a labor
“I work mainly in
of love for Donita
acrylic, collage and
Crosby. This project
mosaic and often
gives micro-loans for
experiment with the
business developintegration of other
ment, support for
media into my work.
Photo courtesy of Craig Weiner educational projects
Texture is important to
and income for
Art by Kate Anderson
me, along with strong
medical assistance
is on show at Galeria
contrasts in value.
to a Zimbabwe comChiropractica.
I find that I’m drawn
munity.

Kyndel Mae Klug and Joshua Dane
McCormack were married June 23 in
Mount Vernon.

Klug marries McCormack
Kyndel Mae Klug and Joshua Dane
McCormack were married June 23,
2012 at The Grand Willow Inn in Mount
Vernon.
Family friend the Reverend Ken Bell
officiated the ceremony.
Both bride and groom where accompanied by their childhood best friends,
maid of honor, Karlee Dorn and best
man Jake Ineck.
Kyndel is the daughter of Mark and
Sharon Klug of Freeland. She is a 2006
graduate of South Whidbey High
School.
Dane is the son of Mark and Cheri
McCormack of Garden City, Idaho. He
attended Boise State University for a
degree in electrical engineering and
joined the Navy in 2004.
The couple honeymooned on Maui
and will continue to live in Oak Harbor
with their dogs.

Alternative school thrives
Sheriff’s Report
with a little community help
BY BEN WATANABE
Staff reporter
The saying is “It takes a village to raise
a child.”
In the South Whidbey School District,
that is being proven true.
South Whidbey Academy, the district’s
new K-12 alternative school with 65 students,
was highlighted by the superintendent and
the school’s director for utilizing partnership
programs to educate students. Many of the
examples were elective activities — dance,
drama, choir, physical education — which
have been reduced throughout the district.
“Our program and students benefit from
community participation and we encourage
others to contact us as we continue to grow
learning partnerships,” wrote David Pfeiffer,
the academy’s director, in the superintendent’s weekly online update.
One project, however, has persisted and
may soon increase. There is a lot of space at
the alternative school’s new location at the
former South Whidbey Primary Campus on
Maxwelton Road, both inside and outside
the building. Beyond the walls and classrooms is where Pfeiffer, Superintendent Jo
Moccia and the Good Cheer Food Bank see
plenty of potential.
Building a new garden on the field behind
the school was proposed and briefly discussed by Moccia at a school board meeting
this summer. Both the school district and
the nonprofit food bank want the garden,
and plans have been made for the dimensions and upkeep of the 25-foot-by-150-foot
plot. The only thing left is money to pay for
the program, which Pfeiffer and the district are pursuing through grant applications
such as the recently awarded Tulalip Tribes
Foundation grant.
“It’s very exciting, but it’s not an official
program yet,” said Good Cheer garden coordinator Cary Peterson. “It’s not an official
partnership; there isn’t any money yet.”
“We’re in the awkward stage now where
the momentum is there and the funding has
to catch up.”
Since 2009, Peterson has overseen the
management of gardens at two of South
Whidbey’s schools. The oldest school garden is at Langley Middle School, and the
largest was at Bayview School, which housed
the alternative high school until this year.
Students at Bayview School helped till soil,
plant small crops, care for the seedlings and
harvest the crop with the assistance of Good

“It’s all student based. Every
step of the way will
be coordinated by an
apprentice ... But it’s all
the students doing the
work.”
Cary Peterson
garden coordinator
Good Cheer Food Bank

Cheer apprentices like Bobby Cressman
and Allie Urbanek.
“Planting something from a seed, watching it grow and then bringing it to the food
bank, there are so many vectors of learning
in that,” Peterson said.
“It’s all student based. Every step of the
way will be coordinated by an apprentice in
our community garden leader training. But
it’s all the students doing the work.”
The proposed but not-yet-approved garden could field 24 beds and would include
a greenhouse. Students in the academy’s
middle school Discovery Program measured the plot and divided the rows and
pathways. Projects like this garden are ideal
for the district’s STEM (science, technology,
engineering, mathematics) goals, as well as
its “green” and sustainability focus this year.
Pfeiffer called the garden project a “learning laboratory” where students can learn
science, sustainability and health. Produce
grown from the school gardens goes to the
food bank in Bayview.
“It’s more than the food that we get,
it’s the connection with the students,” said
Good Cheer Executive Director Kathy
McLaughlin-McCabe.
“If we are teaching our children in our
community how to grow, how to eat healthy,
then we are getting closer to a truly hungerfree community.”
Long before the grassy area can be turned
into a fertile patch of vegetables and fruits,
the ground itself will need a transformation. Peterson said the dirt there is sandy
and would require a process of growing
nutrient-rich soil in the first few years. In the
meantime, the school and garden-keepers
have to pick plants that are less nutrient
demanding.
“That’s a powerful learning experience
to see how soil is created,” Peterson said.
“Essentially, life on the planet is dependent
on the soil that nurtures us.”

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were selected from
reports made to the
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Office:

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weed eater, jogging stroller and hammock were
taken from the yard.
4:03 p.m — A caller
reported someone
stole his “Romney for
President” sign near the
intersection of Mutiny
Bay Road and Woodard
Avenue.
6:57 p.m. — A caller
reported someone drove
off without paying for gas
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CLINTON
Pickles Deli leads
King 5 voting
Pickles Deli in Clinton
is still leading the Best
Sandwich Shop category
in the King 5 Best of
Western Washington
competition.
The sandwich spot at
Ken’s Korner is ahead of
popular joints like Jimmy
John’s in Tacoma and
Paseo in Seattle. More
than 550 votes have
been cast for Pickle’s Deli,
which recently celebrated
its sixth anniversary.
Vote at http://best.king5.
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cheap-eats/westernwashington.

LANGLEY
Church adds
parking lot hours
Public parking is now
available during evening
hours at the Langley

United Methodist Church
on Anthes Avenue.
An agreement between
the city and the church
has been in place for
years but it was recently
amended to allow for
nighttime use.
“That’s principally what
this amendment does,”
explained Mayor Larry
Kwarsick, to the city council on Monday.
The shortcomings of
the old agreement were
voiced in recent public
meetings concerning
parking and noise problems associated with Mo’s
Pub & Eatery on Second
Street.

Police nab speed
sign grant
Hard work and perseverance has paid off
for Langley Police as the
department has been
awarded a $15,000 state
grant.
Chief Randy Heston said
the money was secured
through the Regional
Transportation Planning
Organization and will be

used to purchase at least
two new solar powered
radar/speed signs.
Heston tried earlier
this year to secure grant
funding for the signs from
the Washington Traffic
Safety Commission but
the program proved too
competitive and he was
turned down.
Unwilling to give up,
Heston worked with
other city officials to put
together another grant
package for traffic safety
funding available through
the RTPO and this time his
efforts met with success.
“I’ve been working hard
all year to improve things
and it’s finally paying off,”
Heston said.
There are several areas
in town where people
often speed and Heston
is eager to purchase the
signs and put them to
work. Semi-movable, locations being considered
include the school zone
on Camano Avenue, Third
Street, Saratoga Road and
Sixth Street.
Each sign costs about
$5,500 and Heston is
hoping to work to drum
up a few extra dollars or
broker a deal with the
manufacturer to secure a
third unit.
The RTPO pot had
about $70,000 available
and Coupeville and the

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Whidbey Winery
up for ‘best of’
It may be a long shot,
but the Whidbey Island
Winery in Langley is up
for Best Winery in the
King 5 Best of Western
Washington competition.
The Langley-based
winery is a distant second behind Chateau Ste.
Michelle in Woodinville,
which has more than
1,000 votes. Whidbey
Island Winery has over
200 votes.
Voting can be done
through a Twitter,
Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo
or Windows Live account
at http://best.king5.com/
best/winery/arts-andentertainment/westernwashington. The contest
ends Friday, Oct. 12.

FREELAND
Education Center
kicks off classes
The Whidbey Island
Community Education
Center will celebrate its
beginning this weekend.
After almost a year

of planning, the group
is ready to celebrate its
official start at 7 p.m. at
St. Augustine’s-in-theWoods in Freeland. David
Domke, a professor at the
University of Washington,
will present on “The
Gettysburg Covenant”
and how to build a more
civil society.
The continued learning
program will be housed
at Bayview School after
this launch event. There
will be workshops this fall,
and full courses begin in
January.

GREENBANK

stop. When the car pulled
into the driveway, they
encountered the girl’s
boyfriend, Michaud, who
was clearing vegetation
with a machete.
Michaud apparently
got angry at seeing the
girl in a car with a man
and started hitting the car
with his machete, according to the deputy’s report.
The driver got out of his
car to confront Michaud,
but the girl tried to intervene. She attempted to
take the machete from
Michaud, but he was
swinging it and cut her
finger. Another neighbor drove the girl to the
hospital, where a doctor
stitched her finger.

Machete assaulter
pleads guilty
Master gardener
A 25-year-old man
applications open
who assaulted a teenage
girl with a machete in
Greenbank was sent to
prison.
Cory Michaud pleaded
guilty in Island County
Superior Court Oct. 1 to
two counts of seconddegree assault.
Judge Alan Hancock
sentenced Michaud to
three years and four
months in prison. Two
years of the sentence
were the result of deadly
weapons enhancements.
The incident occurred
after a 39-year-old
Greenbank man gave a
15-year-old neighbor girl
a ride home from a transit

The WSU Island County
Extension is accepting applications for its
2013 Master Gardeners
Training.
Training will take place
between January and
April, 2013. There is a cost
for training, but a portion of it will be refunded
at the completion of a
minimum number of
volunteer hours served.
Applications will be
accepted until Oct. 31.
To learn more or to
download an application,
go to www.island.wsu.edu
or call 360-240-5558.

GOP isn’t ‘American Taliban’
To the editor:
While driving in the city of Oak Harbor,
I saw a sticker that read “Republicans are
the American Taliban” on the bumper of a
pickup truck.
I was shocked to see the claim that an
American political party is a heinous organization dedicated to the demise of our
nation.
I have to assume one of two things: either
the owner of the truck had no idea how
horrible this statement is or the owner is a
member of the Taliban.
Either way, to claim a political party is a
murderous, radically religious organization
is tantamount to declaring the Republican
Party a terrorist threat to the United States.
The political rivalry between the
Republicans and Democrats has gone on
since the Civil War, but a person should
not be vilified just because of their political
beliefs nor should a political party be condemned because others do not agree with
their beliefs. Since the American Revolution
we have struggled to rise above the hatreds
and bigotry in the differences of race, creed
and religion.
There are forces at work attempting to
undermine the basic tenets of our concept
of governing a diverse group of people who
call themselves Americans, all of whom are
different but insist on equality. We exist as
a nation because we respect each other’s
differences.
A movie made in America has infuriated
the Muslim world because of the religious
content. Should we allow someone to sow
the seeds of hatred by comparing a recognized political party to a terrorist movement?
To denigrate members of the Republican
Party by claiming them to be the Taliban is
to claim the Republicans are murderers, rapists and destroyers of Christianity’s highest
principals.
Is the driver of the pickup truck too naive
or politically ignorant to realize the enormity
of the effect the bumper sticker has or is the
driver a member of the Taliban?
RICHARD BRAUER
Langley

Ref. 74 not the answer
To the editor:
My daughter, a wonderful woman working on medical research that helps save
children’s lives and helps alleviate human

suffering, wants to marry her partner of 20
years, a fine teacher at an excellent school
and also a wonderful woman. As a loving
parent, I am all for their desire to receive
society’s approval on their relationship. I
will happily and proudly attend any wedding
they may have.
After attending an Referendum 74 forum
in Oak Harbor, I now believe R-74 is the
wrong way to solve the controversial and
difficult issue of homosexual marriage. I am
not a religious believer. I believe it’s time to
“privatize” marriage. The First Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
is one of the most important parts of our
nation’s heritage. It protects the rights of
religious believers to worship and practice
their beliefs however they see fit. It also
protects the rights of all citizens — religious
believers and non-believers (such as myself)
alike — to live in a civil, productive and
peaceful society.
The solution to the debate I heard about
what marriage should be is to separate
the definition of “marriage” (essentially a
religious term, defined in a variety of ways)
from the definition of partnership relationships among human beings. Most common-

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ly these relationships involve reproduction,
child care and rearing, property, medical
and end-of-life issues. Speaking as a person
married for 46 years, I know that marriage,
domestic partnership, civil union or whatever label we want to use to describe human
relationships is a very difficult task. About
50 percent of marriages fail.
Let churches define marriage as their
beliefs dictate. Churches should be free to
marry or not marry anyone they see fit.
Church marriage should have no legal standing. Society, using traditional and common
sense definitions of marriage and domestic
partnerships — permitted for consenting
adult humans — should regulate these relationships as part of our civil law process.
When adults alone are involved, these relationships are best regulated by contract law.
When children are involved, society has a
legitimate interest in protecting children’s
welfare in regard to matters such as health
and education. These are difficult issues
involving contentious matters such as home
schooling (which I do not oppose). These
issues remain difficult no matter how we
define marriage.
STEPHEN KAHN
Langley

Bailey is wrong choice
To the editor:
Barbara Bailey (R) is an unacceptable
choice for Washington. In our legislature
there are 23 ALEC members and Bailey is
front and center.
Bill Moyers was on Channel 9 this
weekend talking about ALEC (American
Legislative Exchange) and their shortcut
to legislation. The bills they introduce are
the same as copying your school work
from another kid. Even if you don’t get
caught at it, it’s still wrong. Worse yet, if you
don’t know what’s in there you don’t know
who it’s benefiting. It certifiably won’t be
Washington citizens.
Don’t be swayed by the R or D. Look at
who they are what they stand for. Will they
work for you or some shadowy, out-of-state
interest? Local elections are far more important then national elections. Governors and
presidents don’t write the laws, the House
and Senate do. Make sure you know what’s
going into those laws is honest!
MICHAEL MOODY
Greenbank

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Shoreline Management rule rewrite makes waves
Three public meetings scheduled
to discuss revised shoreline rules
BY JUSTIN BURNETT
Staff reporter
A long-range planning
document that will dictate
how development moves forward on shorelines in rural
Island County over the next
20 years will be the focus of
a series of public meetings
beginning next week.
County planning officials and the Planning
Commission recently completed a comprehensive
update of the shoreline
master program and their
recommendations have been
forwarded to the Island
County commissioners for
review and approval.
Before the board takes
action in November, the
updated rules are to be discussed at public meetings on
Whidbey and Camano.
The first begins at
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9,
and will be held in Grigware
Hall at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Freeland. The
second meeting will be
held the following week at
6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 in
the Commissioner’s Hearing
Room in Coupeville and the
third is scheduled to take
place the next day, Oct. 16,
on Camano Island.
Described as an overhaul
to the existing shoreline
master program, which was
first drafted more than
30 years ago, the update
is state mandated and will
impact both new and existing development, said Karen
Stewart, program coordinator with Island County
Planning and Community
Development.

“It’s a major rewrite,” she
said.
The rules, which apply
to all development within
200 feet upland of the ordinary high-water mark and
six lakes in Island County,
were first drafted in 1976
in response to the state
Shoreline Management Act.
It was passed by the state
Legislature in 1971 and
adopted by voters the following year.
Guidelines with advancements in science and best
management practices were
adopted in 2003 and all
municipalities, from cities to
counties, were required to
update their plans with the
new state standards.
Stewart, a specialist who
has worked on five other
updates, was hired in 2010 to
lead the county in the revision process. Over the past
two years, the document has
been worked by a technical
advisory group, the planning
commission and been talked
about in at least 15 public
meetings.
A host of issues and concerns from the community
have been broached through
the process but cries for
dedicated or reclaimed public beach accesses have been
by far the loudest.
Mike McVay, founder of
Island Citizens For Public
Beach Access, has been one
of those leading the charge.
In testimony to the planning
commission, he advocated
that the rule update should
place greater emphasis on
the reclamation of beach
access points that have been

Justin Burnett / The Record

Mike McVay, founder of Island Citizens For Public Beach
Access, sits at the head of Marrisa Lane, a 20-foot wide
public beach access on South Whidbey. He is one of
many who are advocating for public beach access in
Island County’s update of its Shoreline Master Program.
The document will guide new and existing
development for years to come and will be the focus of
a series of public meetings that begin next week.
either lost to or stolen by private property owners.
“These issues, which
have not been adequately
addressed in prior legislation, need to be included in
the SMP update as important, high-priority elements
of the update process,”
he wrote in a letter to the

commissioners. “Effective
measures designed to rectify
these conditions need to be
formulated and undertaken.
They cannot be ignored.”
Stewart said they have
taken public beach access
concerns to heart and spent
a considerable amount of
time working to update the

as simple as people putting
county’s list of sites, from
a mail box in the wrong
those already established to
spot and they should not be
those that remain in quespenalized with a criminal
tion.
record, he said.
“This has been the most
Other concerns about
detailed public access invenpublic
tory
beach
that I’ve
access
worked
“I see a very bleak future
centered
on,” she
for any development
on new
said.
construcThe
providing public access
tion.
effort is
through boating
Under the
not over.
facilities along Island
new rules,
Stewart
developsaid a
County’s shorelines.”
ments
finalized
Dennis Gregoire
with five
list could
Port of South Whidbey Commissioner
homes
not be
or more
completmust look
ed due to
a lack of resources and time. at putting in an access but
it’s not an outright requireIt will have to continue in
ment.
years to come.
“It’s a requirement to conThere were some who
sider it,” Pederson said.
wanted the rules to take a
He explained that not all
tough stance on encroachproperties are equal and
ment. Specifically, the planning commission considered some places, such as those
located in critical areas or on
a request to increase violaa bluff, may make a mandation from a civil to criminal
tory beach access inapprooffense.
priate. Also, it’s the shoreline
Bob Pederson, director of
planning official who makes
Island County Planning and
the ultimate decision, not the
Community Development,
developer, he said.
confirmed that his departOthers worry that the
ment recommended the
new rules are too restrictive,
planning commission not
particularly when it comes
take such an aggressive
to older structures. A home
position.
that was permitted under
The levying of civil
past regulations may become
penalties is the traditional
non-conforming under the
approach to encroachment,
new rules, making changes
he said. Also, encroachment
isn’t always a case of nefariSee shoreline, A8
ous intent. Sometimes it’s

in the future difficult or even
impossible in some cases,
said Jeff White, a Clinton
small business owner who
does private residential
design and permit work.
Some properties may lose
value as a result and may
lead to frustrated residents
taking matters in their own
hands.
“In the worst case scenarios, you’ll have people doing
outlaw stuff,” White said.
“The county has to take
some responsibility for
properties and developments
they have permitted in the
past,” he said.
There are many instances
where existing development could be affected. The
rules will impact how bulkheads, piers and stairs to
beaches can be maintained
or repaired. Even mooring
buoys for anchored boats are
addressed in the new rules.
Representatives from

several commercial interests
also voiced concerns about
the update. Ian Jefferds of
Penn Cove Shellfish and
Diani Taylor of Sheltonbased Taylor Shellfish
Farms both submitted written comments concerning
aquaculture and the Skagit/
Island Counties Builders
Association, commonly
referred to as SICBA, complained about host of issues,
from public access and
buffer requirements to sections pertaining to shoreline
armoring and bulkhead
repair.
Even some elected officials worry the rules may
go too far. Port of South
Whidbey Commissioner
Dennis Gregoire recently
wrote to Stewart about the
limitations the update may
place on the improvement
of boat ramps, which he
described as “historic public access points to public
waters.”
“It looks to me the
Shoreline Management Act
has become the shoreline

protection act,” Gregoire
wrote. “Based on my 30
years of dealing with shoreline planning and waterfront
development, I see a very
bleak future for any development providing public access
through boating facilities
along Island County’s shorelines.”
Pederson said the update
was a major endeavor and
is not surprised that the balanced approach taken by its
drafters has resulted in some
concern from the public.
This is not a one size fits
all document, he said, but is
an attempt to balance both
the direction from the state
and the needs of Whidbey
Island’s rural community.
Overall, he said he is content
with the result.
Also, there is still plenty of
time to learn about just what
is being proposed, submit
comments and make changes before its goes before the
board of commissioners for
adoption.
“We haven’t even started
the public hearing process,”
Stewart said.
After next week’s workshop meetings, the board
will begin to review the
proposed update and request
any changes. The public
hearing in which they might
take action is tentatively
scheduled for Nov. 5.

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interested in the ridership data that is collected.

The prospective grant is administered through the state Department of
Transportation. The Regional Mobility
Grant Program has provided about $60
million to support local projects since 2006,
according to the agency’s website.
With an application deadline of Oct. 10,
Kwarsick said the city is on a tight timeline
and all the details have yet to be hammered
out. For example, it’s still not clear how
much will be asked for, he said.
“Obviously, the acquisition of land and the
construction of a 65-car facility would be a
multi-million dollar project,” Kwarsick said.
“I can say that.”
However, he is confident a proposal will
be ready in time for the commissioners
meeting next week Tuesday, the day before
the application deadline.
With no guarantee that the Port will
even sign off on the partnership, despite
Gordon’s support, Kwarsick said the city
may be forced to forge ahead alone. In that

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Port of South Whidbey

case, he said the scope of the project would
be reduced to only seeking the Sunday bus
service.
“We’ll continue on on our own if we have
to,” he said.
Port Commissioner Chris Jerome said he
likes the idea of a partnership with the city,
but he said he would need to learn more
before he is willing to throw his support
behind a joint grant proposal.
Improving access to South Whidbey and
increasing tourism are objectives and goals
of the port district but he has not yet even
seen a formal proposal, much less had time
to flesh out specifics.
“In principle, it sounds like a good idea
but the devil is in the details,” Jerome said.

business, whatever that
might be, are welcome and
may even aid in his clients’
decision-making process to
buy the building.
To make a proposal, call
Joiner at 360-331-6006.
Located on the corner of
Anthes Avenue and First
Street, the building is not
a historical structure but it
does have a colorful past.
According to Kwarsick, it

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was for a long time a gas station and the home of Clyde
Motors. The two-story building was renovated in the late
1980s and became a bakery before being renovated
again and housing Mike’s
Place
restaurant.
Why
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Former owners Mike and
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Mary-Elizabeth Rosenberg
closed the building last
year.

Volleyball team finds new life in second half of season
BY BEN WATANABE
Staff reporter
LANGLEY — South
Whidbey’s shot at upsetting
one of Washington’s top volleyball teams fell short.
The Falcons narrowly lost
to the Lady Knights, who won
25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 25-18 on
Tuesday. King’s had only lost
two sets in its undefeated season prior to the match with
South Whidbey. A couple of
held serves and kills here
or there, and the Falcons
could have truly challenged
the Lady Knights for the first
time all season.
“I’m just really happy
we took a game away from
them,” said Falcon junior setter Alexa Hess, who played
the entirety of the third set
and assisted 14 points.
Though the match was a
loss, it was South Whidbey’s
best performance of the season against one of the best
teams in the state. South
Whidbey turned around from
its previous loss to King’s
in three sets (25-17, 25-13,
25-14).
“I hope that they’re proud
of themselves and that they
put up a fight,” said Falcon
head coach Mandy Jones.
“Our confidence level was up,
we were serving tough. We
were right in it.”
Early in the match King’s
was in control. The Lady
Knights pulled ahead from
a 6-6 tie to lead 15-8, when
Jones called a timeout to

Ben Watanabe / The Record

Mackenzie Hezel’s block isn’t enough to stop Lady Knight Whitney Naber’s kill from
rolling over the net. Anne Madsen joined Hezel for the block attempt. At right, Falcon
junior libero Chantel Brown digs a serve by the Lady Knights.
regroup her Falcons. It came
at a pivotal point after the
Falcons made back-to-back
errors. That 60-second break
gave South Whidbey all it
needed to try a comeback,
as the Falcons scrapped their
way to trail 20-18.
“I think we came out with
a lot of fight because we
wanted to win and knew we
could take them (the Lady
Knights),” said Falcon junior
libero Chantel Brown.
An ace by junior setter
Meagan Longdon cut the

lead to 22-21 and a Lady
Knights’ error tied the set
22-22. King’s regained the
lead on a kill, then rolled to
victory on aces by junior hitter Alysanne Van Dyke, who
led all players with 17 kills,
six digs and three aces.
South Whidbey controlled
the lead through the early
points in the second set. The
Falcons soared to one of their
few leads at 12-7 on a kill
by junior hitter Mackenzie
Hezel. King’s head coach Jeff
Fransen used a timeout to

settle his Lady Knights, who
scored seven unanswered
points to lead the Falcons
14-12. The Lady Knights’
offense found its rhythm and
scored five points on kills and
an ace to win 25-19.
“When they would miss a
serve, we wouldn’t be able
to hold on to the ball,” Jones
said.
The third set was all about
fight, and South Whidbey battled for every point it scored
all the way to a 25-22 win.
King’s and South Whidbey

traded the lead five times until
the Falcons gained the edge
at 14-13 on a kill by sophomore hitter Abby Hodson.
Brown’s dig on a hard hit
sailed back over the net and
fell to the court, and Hezel
drilled a kill to lead 16-13.
“I was just trying to get
my passes up for the setters,”
said Brown, who finished
the match with 14 digs and
two aces. “That didn’t always
work. Sometimes I had passes that went right back over
the net.”
Fransen used another timeout to great effect as the
Lady Knights tied the set
16-16. But consecutive errors
gave South Whidbey the lead
again, forcing King’s to rally
to 18-18.
South Whidbey tried to
extend its lead, but King’s
came back to tie 22-22 on an
ace by senior libero Haylie
Dods, who tallied 14 digs and
three aces. Errors brought
the Lady Knights back, this

time within one point of
losing the set and missing out
on a sweep. King’s called a
timeout and rallied for another point, but Falcon sophomore hitter Anne Madsen
won the set on a kill, assisted
by Hess, 25-23.
“We found out that when
we talk, we get the points,”
Hess said of the Falcons’ oncourt chatter.
King’s found its fight
again in the fourth set. The
Lady Knights broke a tie on
a Falcon error at 8-7, then
rolled to a 13-7 lead. South
Whidbey next came closest
to the lead at 18-14 on another long dig by Brown that
dropped. King’s offense was
too much for South Whidbey
and went on to win 25-19.
South Whidbey was led
by senior hitter Hannah
Calderwood with 12 kills.
Hezel added 12 digs and nine
kills; Madsen finished with
seven kills and three blocks;
Hodson had seven kills and
two blocks.
On the road Thursday in
Duvall, Cedarcrest swept
South Whidbey 3-0. The
Falcons fought for the first
two sets, 25-18 and 26-24,
but struggled in the third
set and lost 25-15. Longdon
had 22 assists and Hezel led
the Falcons with eight kills.
South Whidbey is sixth in
the league at 3-6 in Cascade
Conference matches and 3-7
overall; Cedarcrest is in second place at 8-1 in conference
and overall games.

Boys tennis splits matches with Overlake, Seattle Academy
BY BEN WATANABE
Staff reporter
South Whidbey’s boys tennis
team split a pair of matches with
Seattle-area schools this week. The
Falcons defeated Seattle Academy
on Tuesday, 3-2, then lost to
Overlake 2-3 on Wednesday in a
makeup match.
“We are at a good point in the
season,” said Falcon head coach
Karyle Kramer. “Players are rising
to the top of their games, showing
good focus in practice and in match
play. They are differentiating themselves through improved play and
strategy.”
Against Seattle Academy, South
Whidbey (6-5 overall) swept its
two singles contests and won
third doubles. Falcon senior Guy
Sparkman defeated Jesse RoseMarques 6-0, 6-1 at the first singles

Eli Etzioni and George
position. Falcon
Campbell at Volunteer
sophomore Jack
“At this point, it
Park in Seattle.
Hood beat Julian
comes down to
South Whidbey’s
Hayes 6-1, 6-3 in
future looks bright,
second singles.
confidence and
too. Falcon doubles
Seattle Academy
experience.”
teams Nathan Riley
rallied in doubles,
Karyle Kramer and Chase Collins,
claiming the first
Falcon boys tennis coach Beau Blakey and
and second doubles
Campbell Albertson
matches. Zamir
and Jacob Nelson and
Birnbach and
Austin Drake won all three junior
Richard Khang beat Falcon senior
varsity matches, played in eightTaylor Simmons and sophomore
game single sets.
Jonathon Peterson 6-3, 6-3. In secSouth Whidbey lost to Overlake
ond doubles, Max Schoenfeld and
Connor Rice dropped Falcon senior for the second time this season.
Unlike last time, however, the
Cameron Baldwin and sophomore
Falcons avoided being swept by the
Charley Stelling 6-2, 6-2.
Owls in a 3-2 loss.
South Whidbey’s experience
Part of the change was
and athleticism shined in the third
doubles match. Falcon seniors Kyle Sparkman winning a tiebreaker
match against Grant Gibson. The
Simchuk and Mitchell Hughes
teamed up for a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Falcon senior won 6-7 (7-9), 6-3,

10-8. Gibson won their prior meeting, also a three-set tiebreaker.
Sparkman led in the first set, but
began playing points safely and
tightened up, letting Gibson back
into the set.
During the set break, Sparkman
told Kramer he knew what was
needed to win. Then he showed
her. Sparkman cruised in the second set to a 6-3 win to force a third
set tiebreaker; the first player to
score 10 points wins. Gibson led
7-3 before Sparkman rallied for the
10-8 victory.
“More than anything, Guy
proved to himself that he could
come through under pressure,”
Kramer said.
The Falcons claimed only one
more match against the Owls.
Stelling beat Tony Lee, 6-1, 6-4, in
the second singles match.

South Whidbey’s three doubles
teams all lost to Overlake. Keshaw
Ummat and Ethan Hayden
defeated Baldwin and Hughes,
6-2, 6-1; Preston Ballout and
Andrew Gavrila beat Simmons
and Peterson, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1; and
Rob Neir and Mac Hewitt defeated
Hood and Simchuk, 6-0, 6-2.
Tri-district playoffs begin
Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Amy
Yee Tennis Center in Seattle. South
Whidbey will send two singles players and two doubles teams to the
tournament.
“At this point, it comes down to
confidence and experience — two
aspects of the game that often are
fueled by playing in the offseason,”
Kramer said.
South Whidbey finished its
regular season Friday against
Bellingham.

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Defense busts in shutout losses to King’s, Cedarcrest
BY BEN WATANABE
Staff reporter
LANGLEY — South
Whidbey’s defense held
the King’s girls soccer
team scoreless for less than
10 minutes.
Then the Lady Knights’
consistent pressure and
barrage of shots broke
through the Falcon defense.
King’s led 2-0 by halftime,
scored another pair of goals
in the second half and left
Waterman Field with another
Cascade Conference victory
Tuesday.
In the first half, the ball
rarely left the Lady Knights’
possession. King’s relied on
its fast forwards and quickpassing midfielders to move
around South Whidbey’s
defenders. The plan worked
as King’s hit a dozen shots
on goal in the first 40 minutes. With the Lady Knights’
offense rolling, it was a matter of time before they scored
against a depleted Falcon
defense. South Whidbey
(3-6 Cascade Conference;

Ben Watanabe / The Record

Falcon freshman Annie Lux chases Lady Knight Beth Stella in the first half Tuesday.
King’s won the Cascade Conference match with South Whidbey, 4-0.
3-7-1 overall) was without
senior defender Jenna Kaik,
who was out sick, and several

OBITUARY
Joy Lee Alice
McClellan

Joy Lee Alice McClellan
(78) passed away surrounded by family on September
28th, 2012 in Everett, Wash.
Joy was born in Neosho,
Missouri on January
6th, 1934 to Roy & Della
Slaughter. On February
12th, 1956, Joy married her
husband Ken and made
their home in Chino, Calif.
In 1969, Joy and Ken
moved their family to
Whidbey Island where they
lived for the last 44 years.
Joy worked as a beautician
until she became the manager of The Good Cheer Thrift
Store and Food Bank from
1981-1996.
Joy was a loving and caring person who thought of
others before herself, she
enjoyed reading, spending
time with family, and cooking.
Joy was preceded in
death by her husband Ken,
by her parents Roy & Della
Slaughter and one brother
Bubs Slaughter. She is survived by her brothers Tom
Slaughter, Lonnie Slaughter,
and Lewie Slaughter. Her
sisters, LaVerne Kemp,
Joanne Koopman & Patty
Baclesse. Her children
(Tim) and Gwen McClellan,
(Teresa Cheri) and Steve
Strehle, (Della) & Kelly
Stryken, (Mark) & Cheryl

players were ill earlier this
week. Junior defender Katie
Sibley missed some playing
time in the first half with an
ankle injury, too.
King’s (8-1 Cascade
Conference; 10-1 overall)
scored its first goal on a
deflected shot. Falcon senior
goalie Ellie Greene deflected

Lady Knight Beth Stella’s
shot, but Anna Parker fired
the ball back into the net in
the 9th minute.
Greene bounced back
with three more saves in the
first half. But the Knights’
onslaught continued. Stella
scored in the 35th minute
after a long throw-in to the

OBITUARY
Ernest Wesley
Veatch
Joy Lee Alice McClellan
McClellan, (Kathie) & Larry
Fudge, and (Traci) and Bud
Cheever. 13 grandchildren,
Ken, Lynette, Christa, Larry,
Justin, Josh, Jason, Tyler,
Erica, Amanda, Meghan,
Brianna & Aaron. 6 great
grandchildren, Kenicia,
Jayden, Jackson, Logan,
Keira & Emery.
The family would like
to thank the angels on the
7th Floor Oncology Unit of
Providence Medical Center
in Everett, Wash. for all the
care and compassion they
gave our mother and our
family. Joy will be laid to rest
with her husband Ken at
Tahoma National Cemetery,
arrangements for the service are pending. In lieu of
flowers, the family request
donations be made to The
Everett Providence Medical
Center 7th Floor Oncology
Department.

E. Wesley Veatch, a
man of God with a servant
heart, was born August 5,
1928 in Springfield, Illinois.
On September 19, 2012
surrounded by his family
and much love, he peacefully moved from Southern
California to Heaven.
After his 1946 high school
graduation, he and his family moved to Calif. Where he
continued his education by
earning a Bachelor of Arts
in psychology and a Master
of Arts in counseling from
Pepperdine University and
a Bachelor of Divinity from
Southern Seminary.
He spent 50 years in active
ministry to congregation, to
the homeless, to those living
with IV, AIDS or wherever
he felt that God was leading. He enjoyed serving on
both the Reginal staff and
the National staff of the
Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ).
He and his surviving wife,
Joyce, enjoyed very much
both their daughter, Cathy
Anderson of Southern Calif.

Ernest Wesley Veatch
And their son, Michael (Mary
Ann) Veatch of Laveen, Ariz.
The 7 grandchildren and 4
great grandchildren brought
much delight to Wesley’s life.
He valued time spent with
his brother, Tom Veatch and
family.
A service honoring Wesley
will be held at the Langley
United Methodist Church
on Saturday, Oct. 20th at 3
pm. The community is invited to share this event with
family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hearts
& Hammers, PO Box 694,
Langley, WA. 98260

Ben Watanabe / The Record

Falcon senior goalie Ellie Greene tracks a shot by the
King’s Lady Knights that sails over the crossbar.
middle of the field.
The second half wasn’t any
easier for South Whidbey.
King’s scored two more goals
by Jubilee Zevenbergen and
Maddie Nettles to cap their
second shutout of South
Whidbey.
South Whidbey’s scoring
woes
continued
Thursday against Cedarcrest
(6-3 Cascade Conference;
6-5 overall). The third-place
Cascade Conference Red

Wolves poured in three early
goals and routed the Falcons
8-0.
The Falcons will need to
find some kind of offense to
improve on their nine goals
scored against conference
opponents, while shoring up
their defense that allowed
38 goals. South Whidbey
will have its shot against
Coupeville, the conference’s
last-place team, Tuesday,
Oct. 9.

Decisions, votes due for Mr. South Whidbey Pageant
BY RECORD STAFF
Today is the day.
Some of South Whidbey’s
more confident men will
flaunt their talents as they
try to win the seventh annual
Mr. South Whidbey Pageant.
The annual fundraiser for
Friends of Friends Medical
Support Fund begins at 7
p.m. tonight at Freeland Hall.
This year’s event also
marks a milestone for
Friends of Friends. Besides
being in operation for
15 years, by the end of
this year’s fundraiser, the
group will have raised over
$1 million -— all from and
distributed within the South
Whidbey community. This
year’s candidates will have
the honor of being Mr. South
Whidbey 2012 and the million dollar man.
Meet the Mr. South

national mustache contest in
Vegas this fall. When women
patrons started asking to
have their picture taken
with him, the folks at Prima
decided to charge $5 a shot,
all of which goes toward his
Mr. South Whidbey campaign. Albright’s supporters
are encouraged to pay him a
visit, contribute to his campaign in person or vote for
him, or any of the other five
candidates at fofmedical
supportfund.org.

John Auburn

Christian Albright
Whidbey candidates:
Christian Albright is
a popular waiter at Prima
Bistro in Langley these days.
Not only is he running for
Mr. South Whidbey, he’s also
growing a mustache for a

John Auburn is better
known for his cakes than his
face. A percentage of every
JW Dessert sold, including
his prize-winning cakes, at
The Goose Grocer right now
goes toward his campaign.
Between that and helping
Friends of Friends, dessert
doesn’t get much sweeter.
Rocco Gianni teaches
seventh grade health
and physical education at
Langley Middle School.
He’s a man with a heart for
kids and the less fortunate,
and Gianni proves that by
volunteering to chaperone
the Langley Middle School

Rocco Gianni

Brian Vick

Nick Welles

Jim Wills

Adventure Education program each year. He also
sings in the church choir
and was heard singing in
the Whidbey Island Center
for the Arts Conservatory
Choir in the 2010 production of “The Kentucky
Cycle.” When asked what
they thought of him, almost
everyone said pretty much
the same thing: He is the
best teacher.
Brian Vick has been
fighting fires for all of us for

more than 10 years. In July
2008, Vick was on a winning
team in the Ragnar Relay —
with his team of “11 chicks
and one dude,” Vick beat last
year’s time by 45 minutes.
Nick Welles is the lead
singer in DAMNITAHL,
a five-member metal band
from Whidbey Island. When
he’s not performing with
his band, Welles is pouring
some of the best coffee on
the South End at Useless
Bay Coffee Company. He

also plays DJ on karaoke
nights at China City.
Anyone who has been in
the Clinton Post Office, has
probably seen Jim Wills.
It’s anybody’s guess what he
has in store for his pageant
talent, but those who have
seen his art know he can
think outside the box.
This year there will be
snacks throughout the
evening, as well as beer and
wine by donation. Several
local restaurants are offering

discounts on dinners. Show
your ticket for a Mr. South
Whidbey discount at Coach’s
Pizza, Cozy’s Roadhouse,
China City, Freeland Café,
Gerry’s, Neil’s Clover Patch,
Pickles Deli, Prima Bistro
and Village Pizzeria.
Advance tickets to the
pageant cost $25 and can
be purchased at Moonraker
Books in Langley and
Timbuktu Coffee Bar in
Freeland.

THE WORDS
Bradley Cooper, Zoe
Saldana, Jeremy Irons and
Dennis Quaid star in this
multi-layered romantic
thriller about a blocked
young writer who steals
another man’s work and
publishes it as his own
to great acclaim.
Rated PG-13.
HOPE SPRINGS
After thirty years of
marriage, a middle-aged
couple attends an intense,
week-long counseling
session to work on their
relationship.
NEIL’S
CLOVER PATCH
The Clover Patch offers
the only lite menu on
South Whidbey.
Try it out!
WHIDBEY RICE CAFE
Serving fresh & healthy
Southeast Asian cuisine
made with locally sourced
produce. Now open in
Greenbank.

Island life
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The music of COLOR

Rebecca Olson / The Record

South Whidbey photographer and artist Kim Tinuviel will host a photowalk in Langley Oct. 13. She will show participants interesting areas to take creative
photos, including public art like this sculpture by John Alsip.

im Tinuviel doesn’t just
see green or teal with
her eyes; she sees colors
through music. A chord
can spark a symphony of hues in
her mind, just as a visual image
triggers a harmony of music.
As a photographer, Tinuviel uses
this quality to compose abstract
photography that often looks like
images from a fantasy world. She
will reveal how to see the extraordinary in the ordinary when she
includes Langley in the Worldwide
Photowalk event.
Register now for the walking
photo tour of Langley set for
9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.
Registration is required so Tinuviel
can fill participants in on details
like meeting places. Register at
worldwidephotowalk.com/walk/
langley-wa-united-states. All levels
of photographers and all types of
cameras — from digital single-lens
reflex cameras to film and even
iPhones — are welcome.
The Worldwide Photowalk was
created by Scott Kelby, an evangelist for Adobe Photoshop software.

Tinuviel participated in a photowalk in Albuquerque last year at a
balloon festival.
“So we started it at 4:30 in the
morning when it was really dark,”
Tinuviel said. Then, as the balloons
started filling with hot air, the
colors were incredible in the darkness, she said, adding that it was
such a motivational and inspirational experience that she wanted
to share it with Langley.
“Really what it is, besides taking
photos you wouldn’t otherwise
take, is getting to meet people,”
Tinuviel said. Pros and beginners
meet to learn from each other as
the photowalks attract people from
the local community and worldwide.
“After we finish shooting, we’ll
meet and compare what shots we
got,” Tinuviel said. “It’s so inspirational to see the work other people
are doing.”
“We have a lot of really great
character in Langley,” she added.
During the walk, Tinuviel will point
out scenic photo locations and help
participants to see images they
otherwise might miss. If it’s raining or foggy, that’s no problem.

telling herself it was “weird.”
“You can get some really great
“Recently, in the last 10 years,
photography in wet conditions,”
it started to kind
Tinuviel said.
of get louder,
From one-ofeven though I’ve
a-kind outdoor
been ignoring it,”
art pieces to
Tinuviel said.
historic build“As a musician, I started
When her
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to hear colors as I
children grew up
of water and
played music.”
and left home,
the Cascade
she filled in the
Mountains,
Kim Tinuviel
gaps with visual
Langley sings
Langley photowalk leader
art. As a graphic
with opportuniartist, “the natural
ties for creative
progression was
photography.
to start creating
In Tinuviel’s
visual art utilizing
mind, too,
colors and images around her sing those colors I was hearing in my
head,” she said.
quite literally in her mind.
Looking at her art, especially
her recent ChromoAlchemy photographs, is looking through the lens
While a photographer and
of Tinuviel’s mind and into another
encaustic painter now, Tinuviel
world. It takes a few moments of
began her creative career as a clasgazing at vibrant, abstract combisical musician. She studied at The
nations of blues and reds with a
Julliard School and played double
yellow circle like a rising sun, or
bass in orchestras around the
a rusty red with a grassy green
world.
distributed like continents in a red
“As a musician, I started to hear
sea or a vision under a microscope,
colors as I played music,” Tinuviel
to realize that Tinuviel’s art is phosaid. For years, she ignored it,
tography and not paintings. While

Hearing colors

the exact subjects are secret to
Tinuviel so that viewers focus on
the composition rather than the
subject, they are everyday items
and locations Tinuviel sees something special in.
“Photographically, when I look
for a subject to shoot, I’m looking
with a musical mind,” Tinuviel said.
She composes her photograph in
the camera with the colors she
hears in her mind.
“I think the magic of my successful work is it is magical because it
is musical. Even if people can’t hear
the color the way I do, they sense
something, something special
about it,” Tinuviel explained. “The
whole point for me is what these
colors are saying musically and
the structural composition of the
piece.”
Her ChromoAlchemy series is
“a study of the effects of time and
the elements on color and texture,”
Tinuviel said. The images can be
seen on the Whidbey Island Open
Studio Tour today and tomorrow,
as well as at Brackenwood Gallery
See photowalk, A13

Saturday, October 6, 2012 • The South Whidbey Record

series, to play with the feel
of rugs she photographed
by adding three-dimensional
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elements.
“I’m at that point in my life
in Langley. For information
where
I’ve crafted my lifeabout the Studio Tour, visit
style on what is important to
islandartscouncil.org.
me,” Tinuviel said. Living a
life saturated with visual art,
Tinuviel is as rich in creativity as her art is in color.
Tinuviel also does tra“Living in a creative way is
ditional photography and
fantastic.
encaustic
I just love it,”
paintings,
Tinuviel said.
which
And the
involves
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Langley
joins
the
painting
and tourists
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she uses
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Register at worldwide
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she uses
opportunity to glean experthese cracks and pigmented
tise from people you might
wax to compose an image.
not bump into otherwise,”
Often, she adds salt, sand,
Tinuviel said. “I think also
coffee grounds or other
materials to her encaustic art when you do something like
that, you see parts of your
for unique
town you wouldn’t ordinarily
textures, or builds encaustic
see.”
on top of photos. She used

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Photowalk

Photo courtesy of Kim Tinuviel

“Helios Rising,” a
photograph in Kim
Tinuviel’s ChromoAlchemy
series, shows her melodic
use of color as she
composes photographs
using mundane objects.

Encaustic art

Photo tour

this technique for her rug

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useful and decorative
wire, metal, glass and
wood creations made by
local artists. Entrance to
the gardens is free on sale
days. Call 360-678-1912 for
details.

Studio Tour is
open all weekend Used books
are for sale
The Whidbey Island

Open Studio Tour runs
Oct. 6 through 7. Artists
will open their studios all
around Whidbey. View
art, see artists in action
and purchase local art.
Admission is free. Visit
www.islandartscouncil.org.

First responders
plan breakfast
The team at South
Whidbey Fire/EMS invites
the public to kick off
fire prevention week
by enjoying breakfast
and meeting their first
responders at the Langley
station from 8 a.m. to
noon Oct. 6, located
at 820 Camano Ave. in
Langley. Local volunteer
firefighters and EMTs will
be on hand to answer
questions, show their
equipment and offer
tours of the station.
Community members
interested in volunteering
with the department are
especially encouraged to
attend. For more information, call 321-1533.

Radio operators
teach class
Anyone who wants to
learn how to become a
ham radio operator can
join a two-day class from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays,
Oct. 6 and 13 at the Island
County Commissioners
hearing room, located at
1 N.E. Sixth St. in
Coupeville. Learn to operate a shortwave radio
transmitter and communicate with operators
around the world. The
cost is $30. Registration is
required; call Ken at
360-675-4867.

Garden fest
celebrates fall
Garden art and plants
are featured in this endof-season sale offering
unique adornments for
the garden from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Oct. 6 and 7
at Meerkerk Gardens in
Greenbank. Meerkerk’s
nursery is joined by specialty nurseries selling
exotic plants, as well as

The Freeland Library
will sell used books at
10 a.m. Oct. 6 at the
library, located at 5495 E.
Harbor Road in Freeland.
All proceeds benefit the
Friends of the Library. For
details, call 331-7323 or
visit www.sno-isle.org.

Langley holds
Oktoberfest
For its fifth annual
Oktoberfest, Langley features German-style brews,
beer games, brats and the
Bavarian Village Players
beginning at 11 a.m.
Oct. 6. Enjoy Oktoberfest
Pilsner glasses at 11 a.m.,
Bavarian Village Band
at 1 p.m. and goofy
obstacle-course games
at 2 p.m. Shop at stores
to be entered to win a
$700 giveaway package.
Also participate in glass
blowing at Callahan’s
Firehouse Glass Studio.

Two violin
workshops set
Sue Baer, a violinist
in various orchestras,
including the Saratoga
Chamber Orchestra, will
teach Suzuki teacher
training from 11 a.m. to
noon and student violin
workshop from 12:15 to
1:15 p.m. Oct. 6 at the
home at 3466 Craw Road
in Langley. Cost is $15 per
family or $10 for Island
Strings members. For
more information, call
221-6439.

Underage
drinking panel
IDIPIC presents its next
South Whidbey DUI/
underage drinking prevention panel at
12:45 p.m. Oct. 6. Open to
all, come early to assure a
seat, no late admittance at
Trinity Church’s Grigware
Hall on Highway 525 in
Freeland. Required by
local driving instructors
for both driver’s education student and parent.
For more information,
call 360-672-8219 or visit
www.idipic.org.

Saturday, October 6, 2012 • The South Whidbey Record

Free espalier
class set
Whether it’s for fruit, a
divider or covering up a
bare wall, think espalier.
A free class will explore
each aspect of this tree
space-saver, including
pollination, perfect timing
and the correct form of
forms. Students help with
the pruning. The class is
set for 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 6 at the Greenbank
Farms Master Gardener
Display Garden. It is
presented by Donna
Stansberry, Master
Gardener for 15 years
and founder of the
Master Gardener Display
Gardens. No registration
required and it’s free. For
more information. contact
Marcia at mlynnelson@
comcast.net.

Explore the
carbon nation
The Clyde Theater will
show the film “Carbon
Nation” at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6.
The documentary offers
an optimistic, non-partisan view of how tackling
climate change boosts
the economy, increases
national energy security
and promotes health and
a clean environment. The
event is free; donations
are appreciated. The
showing is sponsored by
Langley United Methodist
and St. Augustine’s
Episcopal churches,
Whidbey Island Friends
and Citizens Climate
Lobby. For more information, call 221-4233.

Celebrate 25
years with pastor
Pastor Matt Chambers
of South Whidbey
Assembly of God and his
wife, Barb, are celebrating
25 years at the church. A
community celebration is
set for 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 6
at the church, located at
5373 Maxwelton Road in
Langley. For more information, call 221-1656.

Dinner, drinks,
dancing at bash
Hope holds its second
annual Big Barn Bash
and silent auction from
5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 6 at the
Greenbank Farm. Enjoy
dinner, drinks and dancing, with music by the
band Above See Level. For
tickets, call 221-7656.

File photo

Master Gardener Donna Stansberry tends to the espalier at the Greenbank Farm.
Learn about this unique plant at a free class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at the
Greenbank Farms Master Gardener Display Garden. Whether it’s for fruit, a divider
or covering up a bare wall, espalier can do it all. This class will explore each aspect
of this tree space-saver: pollination, perfect timing and the correct form of forms.
Registration is not required. For more information, email mlynnelson@comcast.net.

South Whidbey
men compete
The Mr. South Whidbey
Pageant, a benefit for
Friends of Friends Medical
Support Fund, is set for
7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Freeland
Hall. $1 is one vote at
http://fofmedicalsupport
fund.org. This year’s candidates include Nick Welles,
John Auburn, Rocco
Gianni, Christian Albright,
Brian Vick and Jim Wills.

Quartet plays at
Taste for Wine
Local guitar and vocals
favorite Nathaniel Talbot
brings his quartet together for a show at Blooms
Winery’s Taste for Wine
at the Bayview Corner on
from 7 to 9 p.m.
Oct. 6. Tickets cost $12 are
available at Blooms Taste
for Wine in the Bayview
Corner Cash Store in
Langley. For more information, call 321-0515.

7
Sunday
Market is all
jazzed up
Jazzman Danny Ward
returns for his final performance of the season at

the Tilth Farmers’ Market
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oct. 7. Ward has inspired
dancing on the green all
season playing popular
tunes on his saxophone.
Meet local farmers offering the best produce in
season. There are also
lots of crafts and nursery
products, too. The market
is open Sundays through
Oct. 28 at 2812 Thompson
Road off Highway 525. For
more information, contact
market manager Lynae at
market@southwhidbeytilth.
org or 341-4456.

Keegan Harshman and
special guests Tobey
Nelson, Gordon Ullmann
and Kent Ratekin will take
the stage for a concert
at 4 p.m. Oct. 7 at the
Whidbey Institute. Tickets
are $10 at the door.

Women voters
host issue forums

The Genealogy Society
of South Whidbey will
meet from 1 to 2 p.m.
Oct. 8 at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Freeland to discuss genealogical fraud.
Genealogy is one of the
most popular pastimes
in the world, so there are

The League of Women
Voters of Whidbey Island
and Sno-Isle Libraries will
host two issue forums
Oct. 7. The first is 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. at the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation
and the second is
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the
Oak Harbor Elks Lodge.
Each forum will include
ballot measures: Initiative
1185 Tax and Fee increases by state government;
Initiative 1240 Creation of
a Public Charter School
System; Referendum 74
Concerning Marriage;
Initiative 502 Concerning
Marijuana.

Sunday
concert set
Greg Garbarino with

Monday8
Genealogical
fraud is out there

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lots of potential victims
and lots of money to be
made. Learn about historic scams and their contemporary counterparts,
including commercial fakery and subtle forgeries.
Admission is free. Email
macushla@whidbey.com
for details.

Tuesday9
Battle invasive
species together
A Trillium Community
Forest Work Party is set
for 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 9.
Many hands make light
work as they go after
tansy, blackberry and
holly before the cold
weather sets in. New
volunteers are welcome.
There will be treats
and refreshments to
reward hard work. RSVP
to Jessica@wclt.org for
details.

Artists meet for
Castle demo
The Artists of South
Whidbey meets at
11:30 a.m. Oct. 9 in the
Brookhaven meeting
room in Langley. The business meeting starts at
noon with a demonstration by artist Faye Castle
at 1 p.m. Castle taught at
the Art Institute of Seattle,
has been recognized as
a distinguished Pastellist
with the Northwest Pastel
Society and is a member
of Women Painter’s of
Washington. She currently

can be found at Studio
106 in Langley. Find out
more about Castle at
fayecastle.blogspot.com/p/
drawings.html. For information about the meeting, call 221-2353.

Go to the opera
with Beethoven
Seattle Opera will
explore “Fidelio,”
Beethoven’s celebration
of freedom, at noon
Oct. 9 at the Freeland
Library. This multimedia presentation covers
the basics of history,
music and stagecraft of
Beethoven’s only operatic
endeavor. For more information, call 331-7323.

Planting garlic
for October
October Growing
Groceries will be about
getting the garden ready
for next season. It’s time
to plant garlic and prepare the garden for the
winter and next season.
The last class of the season is from 4 to 6 p.m.
Oct. 9 at the Good Cheer
Garden and will be presented by Cary Peterson,
Growing Groceries coordinator. Class fee is $15, and
scholarships are available.
For more information,
email growinggroceries@
whidbey.com.

Commissioners
discuss shoreline
The Island County
Board of Commissioners
will meet three times
for the purpose of conducting public meetings/workshops on the
comprehensive update
of the Shoreline Master
Program at 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Freeland Trinity

commercial scale. This
program is part of the
Grange’s community
education program and
is free; no registration
required. Call 321-4027 for
more information.

High schoolers
have parent night
Freshman and sophomore parent night and
junior and senior parent
night will be held from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9
at South Whidbey High
School. Parents of freshman and sophomore
students will learn about
colleges, tech schools,
the military and how their
students can prepare.
Parents of junior and
senior students will learn
about the college application process, personal
essays, scholarships and
letters of recommendation. Call 221-4300.

Cider, from
orchard to bottle
Paul Ringsrud will
explain his family’s history
and how they transitioned
from growing fruit in eastern Washington to starting the Snowdrift hard
cider business at 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 at Deer Lagoon
Grange Hall on Bayview
Road. He’ll explain the
types of apples they’ve
collected for hard cider,
what the process entails,
recent market trends in
the U.S., as well as answer
any questions about making cider on a home to

10
Wednesday
Coffee meets
financial advice
The next meeting of
the Edward Jones Second
Wednesday Coffee Club
will be 9 a.m. Oct. 10 in
the conference room at
Anchor Books and Coffee.
Financial Advisor Don
Rowan will give a brief
presentation on current
events in the market and
economy, followed by
an informal discussion.
Rowan buys the coffee.
Call 341-4556 with questions.

DSHS Mobile
visits Bayview
The Washington State
Department of Social and
Health Services (DSHS)
Mobile Community
Service Office is coming
to the Good Cheer Food
Bank in Bayview from
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 10. They will do
application interviews for
food, cash and medical
assistance as well as drug
and alcohol treatment
services, yearly reviews
and they will answer any
questions on active cases

or about any of their services.

Join in on Potato
Peel Society
Join a discussion of the
“Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society”
by Mary Ann Shaffer at
10 a.m. Oct. 10 at the
Clinton Library. All
interested readers are
welcome to the Clinton
Library Book Group.

Clinton voter’s
forum set
Elections are approaching so the Clinton
Community Hall and
Clinton Chamber of
Commerce are sponsoring
voter’s forums. From 6:30
to 8 p.m. Oct. 10,
the candidates for
both commissioner’s
seats — Helen Price
Johnson, Angie Homola,
Jeff Lauderdale and Jill
Johnson — and representatives for and against the
South Whidbey Fire/EMS
levy will be available at
Clinton Community Hall.
Written questions will be

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Thursday
taken from the audience.
Call 341-2526.

Book club talks
‘Caleb’s Crossing’
Join Lit for Fun for
a lively discussion of
“Caleb’s Crossing” by
Geraldine Brooks at 9 a.m.
Oct. 11 at the Freeland
Library, located at 5495 E.
Harbor Road in Freeland.
New members are welcome.

Native plant
stewards sell
Native Plant Stewards’
11th annual Native Plant
Education Sale will take
place at 1 p.m. every
Thursday in October at
South Whidbey Tilth. A
wide selection of native
plants will be available at
low prices. Admission is
free. Call 360-678-4281 for
details.

SALES DEADLINE: THURS, OCT. 11 - 4:00 PM
The month of October is National Fire Prevention month so we
have put together a special section honoring the South
Whidbey Fire/EMS volunteers. This section will be filled with
fire safety tips and feature stories.
The ads are just $50 and will be published October 27.

Penn Cove Shellfish still recovering
from May sinking of the Deep Sea
BY Harry
Anderson
Special to the Record

I

an Jefferds steps carefully from the skiff onto
one of the mussel farm
platforms his family has operated for 37 years. It’s a sunny,
picture-postcard morning in
August on Penn Cove, with
Mount Baker shimmering in
the distance and baby seals
lazily reclining on platforms
nearby. But Jefferds isn’t
smiling. He’s worried.
He pulls one of the hundreds of platform lines out
of the water. By now, those
lines are usually crowded
with seed mussels that have
attached themselves to the
lines during the first spawning season in June. But that
initial seeding didn’t happen this year. The Deep Sea
disaster in mid-May seems
to have disturbed the natural
process.

Jefferds knows that if the
“second seed” that normally
occurs in late summer doesn’t
happen, his business might
lose some or all of its 2013
harvest of Penn Cove mussels, worth tens of millions of
dollars. He holds the line in
his hand; dozens of tiny seed
mussels are visible and seem
to be attaching themselves to
the line.
“It looks pretty good,” he
says, with a look of relief. “I’m
cautiously optimistic.”
That optimism paid off.
A few days ago Jefferds
said he’s now satisfied that
a decent “second seed” has
occurred, which assures a
good crop of Penn Cove mussels next summer. But he
said the loss of the first seed
means that next summer’s
harvesting will be delayed
by three months — meaning that the company must
stretch its 2012 crop until

Elisabeth Murray / The Record

Penn Cove Shellfish employees (left to right) Renato Castillo, Paola Barajas, Andrea Lawless, Ricky Contestabile and
Kelsey Matzen aboard the harvest barge perform the final sort to remove empty shells and debris before mussels
are packed and readied to be taken ashore.
then. The company also still
has not recovered the loss
of some business from large
customers who ordered mussels from other suppliers last

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summer when the local harvest was disrupted.
Disrupted harvests this
summer and concerns over
next year’s crop are understandable, given what Jefferds
and his Penn Cove Shellfish
company have been through
since the Deep Sea, a derelict
128-foot Alaskan crab trawler,
burned and sank last May

and leaked at least 1,400 of
the estimated 4,500 gallons
of diesel fuel aboard into the
water that supports both the
Jefferds’ mussel farm and all
forms of aquatic life in Penn
Cove.
When the Deep Sea
caught fire the night of
May 12, Jefferds, general
manager of Penn Cove

Carol Hanson

Shellfish, didn’t realize how
big the threat would be.
“I thought eventually
they’d get the fire out and
we’d be closed a day or two.
Then they’d tow it away and
that would be that,” he said.
Instead, his business was
closed for a month. At the
See MUSSELS, A17

time, he estimated that the
closure was costing Penn
Cove Shellfish $50,000 a day
in lost harvest. Today, he’s still
calculating the total cost.
Once the mussel farm
resumed operations in midJune, it became apparent that
the diesel spill had upset the
initial seeding, which at minimum means that Jefferds’
2013 harvest of local mussels
may be delayed at least two
months.
“After the diesel spill, there
was a ‘down-welling’ effect
caused by tidal action, and that
took some of the diesel down
as far as four or five feet below
the surface,” he said. “The
government lab reported that
our growing mussels on the
lines were able to get rid of it,
but the down-welling seems
to have upset the ability of the
young seed mussels to attach
to our lines, exactly when that
naturally happens in June.”

Nation’s largest

IN SUPPORT OF

“We’re lucky to be able to
farm here because we’re
able to grow a good crop in
a nice area that’s dependent
on clean water.”

Ian Jefferds
Penn Cove Shellfish

Penn Cove mussels. Most
Americans had never eaten
mussels. They were a considered a delicacy eaten in Asia
and France. When they first
tried to sell them in places like
Pike Place Market in Seattle,
“a lot of guys thought we were
selling bait,” he said. Then
came their big break.
Seattle’s best French restaurant in the late 1970s was
Le Tastevin, operated by
two well-known chefs, Emile
Ninaud and Jacques Boiroux.
They spotted the mussels in
the market, bought some and
put them on their menu.
Not long thereafter, Emmett
Watson, the legendary columnist for the Seattle PostIntelligencer and Times, wrote
a column in which the two
French chefs declared that
the mussels from “Coop-veel”
were the best they’d ever tasted — better even than those
in their native France. Soon,
other chefs got on the bandwagon and the fame of the
local mussels began to grow.

2 types of mussels
Today, Penn Cove Shellfish
grows two types of mussels.
The species native to Penn
Cove and which naturally
attaches to lines on the local
platforms is Mytillus trossolus. Its meat is cream-colored and it typically grows
to a harvest size of two or
three inches. The other species farmed locally is Mytillus
galloprovincialis, commonly
known as the Mediterranean
mussel, which typically grows
to a harvest size of about
four inches. The meat of the
females is apricot-colored.
The Mediterranean mussels harvested by Penn
Cove Shellfish begin life in
the world’s largest shellfish
hatchery in Quilcene. Once
the young mussels are seeded
on lines, they are transported

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to Penn Cove to grow to maturity.
The Quilcene hatchery is
owned by Coast Seafoods of
South Bend, Wash., which
in 1996 acquired a 50 percent interest in Penn Cove
Shellfish. The Jefferds family
continues to own the other
50 percent and manages the
company as a stand-alone
operation.
“We created the joint venture with Coast Seafoods
to get access to its shellfish
hatchery in Quilcene in order
to grow the Mediterranean
mussels and to be able distribute some of their other products, including Kumamoto
oysters and Manila clams,”
Jefferds said.
The company now employs
about 65, some working at the
Quilcene hatchery and others
working at Everest Marine
& Equipment, the company’s
boat-building and repair operation in Burlington.
But the preponderance of
the employees — as many
as 50 — work in Coupeville,
either on the platforms or at
the company’s expansive new
warehouse and distribution
center off Sherman Road. Its
total employment ranks it as
Island County’s 16th largest
private employer, according to
the Island County Economic
Development Council.
Jefferds estimates that
75 percent of his 2013 har-

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“Big Steve” Clarke runs the bagging equipment that pours Penn Cove mussels into
sacks that are placed in iced containers to be taken ashore and then shipped around
the world. Workers like Clarke on the Penn Cove Shellfish harvest barge pack several
thousand pounds of mussels a day from the waters of Penn Cove.
vest is threatened by loss of
the initial seeding last June.
If he loses much of his Penn
Cove mussel harvest, he
will be heavily dependent
on the Mediterranean mussels hatched at the Quilcene
hatchery. And if his harvest
is diminished next year,
he knows that strong competitors, especially Canadian
mussel farmers from Prince
Edward Island, can easily fill
any void in the market. Prince
Edward Island is by far North
America’s largest mussel producer, harvesting more than
35 million pounds a year.

Claims coming
He is currently preparing
a claim to recover some of
his Deep Sea losses through
the National Pollution Funds
Center, an agency of the Coast
Guard funded through a tax
on oil products. But, even if
the claim is successful, he

would be able to recover only
the profit lost from harvesting
that didn’t happen during the
Deep Sea fire and sinking.
One thing he deeply appreciates, however, is how much
the local community has
supported the mussel farm
throughout the Deep Sea
affair.
“We’re lucky to be able to
farm here because we’re able
to grow a good crop in a nice
area that’s dependent on clean
water,” Jefferds said. “I think
when this happened, everybody realized how important
clean water is to our operation,
and it probably caused some
reflection on a lot of people’s
part about how important it is
to their own interests as well.
We’re all in the same boat. We

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Karmalita is a surrender and has waited patiently
for her forever home for over a year and a half. This
wonderful 8 year old tabby deserves a family who
will love her and have a warm lap to curl up in.
Karmalita is purring at the Freeland Cat Cottage.

remain grateful for all those
who supported us during the
spill crisis and want to express
our thanks again.”
Coupeville Mayor Nancy
Conard added: “When you
have an environmentally
sensitive operation like Penn
Cove Shellfish that has operated so responsibly for so
many years, it makes all of us
more sensitive to the need to
protect our resources. When
something like the Deep Sea
happens, it tells us how fragile
our environment is and how
easy it is to lose something
like Penn Cove Shellfish that
has become so much a part
of us.”

DATA

Data is a three year old, 8 pound minpin. He is at
least partially housebroken and is described as being
playful, gentle, energetic, and friendly. This sweet pup
has a sleek easy care red coat and a docked tail. Data
is at the Oak Harbor Shelter.
Meet these and other pets now ready for good homes at the WAIF Animal Shelter, on Highway
20 south of Coupeville, or the Oak Harbor Animal Shelter (Naval Air Station) 360.279.0829 and
the Cat Adoption Centers in Freeland and Cat Adoption Center in the Thrift Store on Pioneer
Way in Oak Harbor. Visit WAIF at www.waifanimals.org. Shelter hours are noon to 4 p.m.,
Wednesday through Sunday 360.678-5816. Oak Harbor and Freeland centers need volunteers.
Call 360.678.1366 or write to waifvc@whidbey.net.

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Those few days in May are
burned in Jefferds’ memory,
but like any farmer he doesn’t
stop long to think about the
past. He has a harvest to
worry about — this year’s
and next.
Penn Cove Shellfish is the
nation’s largest commercial
mussel farm, harvesting 1.5 to
2 million pounds of the distinctive mollusks from Penn Cove
each year and shipping them
as far as New York, Miami,
Singapore and Thailand.
“Penn Cove Shellfish has
a global reach and has established a reputation that is
absolutely impeccable,” said
Sherry Wyatt, marketing
manager for Island County
Tourism. “When I traveled
to New York to speak about
our region, the high profile
attribute most identified with
us was Penn Cove mussels.
Some knew about whales,
Whidbey Naval Air Station or
Deception Pass, but everyone
seemed to have heard of Penn
Cove mussels.”
In the early years, it wasn’t
easy finding buyers for

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Religion notes

Grange Hall, 5142 Bayview
Road on the way to
Langley. For further information, call 221-1220.

is no charge for the classes, no preregistration is
necessary and the public
is invited. Call 341-1860 for
information.

Time to sort out
life, beliefs

Father Jude Eli

Understanding
Christ the person
Renowned biblical
scholar Father Jude Eli will
conduct an adult education program at
St. Hubert’s Catholic
Church in Langley.
“Understanding
the Person of Christ:
Explaining Why We
Believe the Way We Do,”
will meet for four days,
twice a day, beginning
Monday, Oct. 15. Morning
classes will be held from
9 to 10:30 a.m. and evening classes will meet
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. There

Does your life reflect
your belief? Pastor Darrell
Wenzek’s message at the
10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7
worship service at South
Whidbey Community
Church summarizes the
content of Peter’s second
epistle in this final passage, II Peter 3:14-18, with
the sermon title, “Time to
Sort It Out.” A communion
service will also be held.
At 9 a.m., Stan Walker
will lead an adult Bible
study in the book of
James. This Saturday
night at 5 p.m., Pastor
Darrell continues his fouryear survey of the Bible
with the book of Acts at
his home.
South Whidbey
Community Church is an
independent Bible church
that gathers to worship
God, study His Word and
encourage each other. We
meet at the Deer Lagoon

“Now Jesus came to
destroy sin, sickness and
death; yet the Scriptures
aver, ‘I am not come to
destroy, but to fulfill.’ Is it
possible, then, to believe
that the evils which Jesus
lived to destroy are real or
the offspring of the divine
will?” (Science and Health)
The Christian Science
service at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7 will explore
how Jesus’ teachings can
be used today to free
us from the beliefs that
would rob us of our divine
inheritance from God.
Everyone is welcome
to attend this healing service, located at
15910 Highway 525, just
north of Bayview and
across from Useless Bay
Road. Call 321-4080 for
information.

UUCWI offers two
worship chances
Barbara Dunn, coordinator of music therapy
at Whidbey General

Hospital, will be the
guest speaker at 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7 at Unitarian
Universalist Congregation
of Whidbey Island, 20103
Highway 525, Freeland.
Dunn, who has a background in music, will
discuss music as therapy
and help explore practical tools for dealing with
some of life’s challenges.
Children’s religious exploration classes and child
care will be available. All
are welcome.
EvenSong will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 10 at UUCWI. All are
invited to attend this evening service of readings,
silent meditation, harp
music and group singing.
Call 321-8656 or go to
www.whidbey.com/uucwi
for information.

Don’t miss
touring exhibit
The touring photo-text
exhibit, “Love Makes a
Family,” will be on display
at the fellowship hall
of the Langley United
Methodist Church starting Sunday, Oct. 7 and
running through Sunday,
Nov. 4.
The exhibit will be open
from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
weekdays; 6 to 8 p.m.

weekday evenings (except
Thursday); closed on
Saturdays; and open from
noon to 3 p.m. Sundays.
Adding a special flavor
to the award-winning
exhibit portraying lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender people and their
families will be photo-text
displays created by local
LGBT families.
Co-sponsoring this
exhibit are several southend congregations: St.
Augustine’s Episcopal,
Trinity Lutheran, Unity of
Whidbey, Whidbey Island
Friends Meeting and the
Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Whidbey
Island, and The Whidbey
Giving Circle and
Whidbey PFLAG.
The Langley United
Methodist Church is located at 301 Anthes Ave. in
Langley. Call 221-4233 for
information.

Live one wild and
precious life
A contemporary poem
concludes with the question “Tell me, what is
it you plan to do with
your one wild and precious life?” This piercing
question is the focus
for reflection at 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 7 at Unity of

Whidbey, 5671 Crawford
Road, Langley.
Doug Benecke will be
the guest speaker and
will provide music as well.
Quin Serra will be the
platform assistant. Go to
unityofwhidbeyisland.org
or call 321-5030 for information.

Vigil of Peace
approaches
The ninth annual
Whidbey Interfaith Vigil
of Peace and Hope will be
held at St. Augustine’s-inthe-Woods at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14.
This year’s theme
is “Federal Budget
as a Moral Issue.”
Contributions from
Buddhist, Christian, Jewish
and Muslim faith traditions will witness to peace
and justice through music,
prayer and scripture. Karl
Olsen and the Luceat Lux
singers of Whidbey will
provide music.
This interfaith event has
been planned by representatives of these faith
groups: Tahoma One Drop
Zen Buddhist Monastery,
Langley United Methodist,
St. Augustine’s Episcopal
Peace Fellowship, Trinity
Lutheran, Whidbey
Friends Worship Group,
Whidbey Japan Friends
and Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Whidbey
Island. St. Augustine’s
is located at 5217 S.
Honeymoon Bay Road,
Freeland. Call 331-4887 for
details.

Quakers hold
worship service
Whidbey Island Quakers
meet every Sunday from
4 to 5 p.m. at the
Unitarian Universalist
building, located at 20103
Highway 525, two miles
north of Freeland. Their
hour of silent worship
together may include spoken meditations or sharing of personal spiritual
journeys. For more information, visit www.whidbey
quakers.org or email Toni
Grove at tgrove@whidbey.
com.

Sing-along
promotes Ref. 74
The Unitarian
Universalist Congregation
of Whidbey Island will
hold a community singalong and celebration
to encourage Whidbey
Island residents to
approve Referendum
74, which would legalize same-sex marriage
in Washington. The celebration takes place at
7:30 p.m., Friday Oct. 12
at 20103 Highway 525 in
Freeland.

Full time position in
Fr i d ay H a r b o r, S a n
Juan Island. 3 years
min. exp. Must be familiar with all makes
and models; domestic
and foreign. Pay DOE.
Medical and vacation
available. Relocation
will be provided.
Qualifications:
Diagnostic and repair
skills, electrical knowledge, maintain clean
work area & have own
tools (some provided),
must be professional &
look prestentable to
our valued customers.
Email resume to:

etashcraft@rockisland.com

or call: 360-378-3167
Employment
General

ADVERTISING SALES
CONSULTANT - Do you
like to sell? Are you
tired of working retail
and on weekends? The
Whidbey Island’s community newspapers seek
an enthusiastic, creative
individual to sell advertising to local businesses. Successful candidate
must be dependable, detail-oriented and possess exceptional customer ser vice skills.
Previous sales experience required; media
sales a plus! Reliable insured transportation and
good driving record required. We offer a base
salary plus commission,
expense reimbursement,
excellent health benefits,
paid vacation, sick and
holidays, 401K and a
great work environment
with opportunity to advance. EOE.
Please send resume
with cover letter in PDF
or Text format to

SUPERINTENDENT
Duties would be to manage the operation of the
district’s STEP (Septic
Tank Effluent Pumping)
system wastewater
plant, its on-site septic
tank installations and the
sewer mains collection
system, under the direction of the Board of
Commissioners and in
collaboration with district staff. The position
i n c l u d e s m a nu a l a n d
clerical labor, along with
testing and laborator y
duties. The successful
candidate will be required to have at least
two years experience in
operating sewage treatment facilities, be able to
lift heavy tools and
equipment, climb ladders and work in confined spaces, write reports, interact with the
public and have or acquire a Level 1 Washington State Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator Certificate within 2
years of employment.
This position currently
ave ra g e s 3 0 h o u r s a
week and includes
health insurance benefits. Salary is DOE.
A detailed job description may be acquired
from and resumes for
the this position can be
directed to the District
Clerk for Fisherman Bay
Sewer District at:
P.O. Box 86,
Lopez Island, WA 98261
For more information,
please contact Geoffrey
Holmes, Superintendent,
at 360-468-2724.
Fisherman Bay Sewer District is
an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Floor Supervisor

Freeland Habitat Store
Hours: varies TuesdaySaturday; 22 hrs/week.
Assists the Store Manager with the operation
of the Freeland Habitat
for Humanity Store. Duties include: customer
service, store/inventory
maintenance, and volunteer training. You will
also screen donated
items and help load/unload items from vehicles,
assist with the sorting,
cleaning, moving and
pricing of merchandise,
oversee cashiers and
reconciliation of daily
cash and credit receipts,
and opening and/or closing of the store.

hfhic@islandcountyhabitat.com

INVITATION
TO BID
The Main Street Sewer
District & The Village
at Maple Ridge are requesting bids on a
landscaping improvement package located
at the Maple Ridge
Condominiums in
Freeland.
Contact Erl Bangston
at 360-239-1108 for
bid package and instructions. All bids
must be submitted by
October 12, 2012 with
all work to be completed by Nov. 1, 2012

Requires: HS Diploma or
GED, current WA drivers
license with clean driving
record (at least 5 years
of driving exp. and exp.
d r i v i n g l a r g e t r u ck s ) ,
must be able to safely lift
70lbs unassisted, knowledge and commitment to
the Habitat Vision, Mission and Values. Team
player with supervision
and leadership skills,
a bl e t o c o m mu n i c a t e
with a diverse group,
knowledge of PC and
Microsoft Office applications.
To apply, email resume
and cover letter to:
hfhic@islandcountyhabitat.com
hfhic@islandcountyhabitat.com

Opportunity Council
Program Assistant II
32-40 hours/week
with benefits
Provides general admin.
support incl. systems development, data collection/maintenance and
n ew s l e t t e r / m a r ke t i n g
creation for Child Care
Awa r e / Q u a l i t y C h i l d
Care & Support Services
See Full job description
and requirements at
www.oppco.org.
To Apply: Download &
submit application &
cover letter at
www.oppco.org.
Or pick up application at
1307 Cornwall Ave. Ste.
200, Bellingham, WA.
Cover letter & application must be received by
4pm, 10/17/2012. EOE
REPORTER
The Bainbridge Island
Review, a weekly community newspaper located in western Washington state, is accepting
applications for a parttime general assignment
Reporter. The ideal candidate will have solid reporting and writing skills,
have up-to-date knowledge of the AP Stylebook, be able to shoot
photos and video, be
able to use InDesign,
and contribute to staff
blogs and Web updates.
We offer vacation and
sick leave, and paid holidays. If you have a passion for community news
reporting and a desire to
work in an ambitious, dyn a m i c n ew s r o o m , we
want to hear from you.
E.O.E. Email your resume, cover letter and
up to 5 non-returnable
writing, photo and video
samples to
hr@soundpublishing.com
Or mail to
BIRREP/HR Dept.,
Sound Publishing,
19351 8th Ave. NE,
Suite 106, Poulsbo,
WA 98370.

REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
The Opportunity Council
is now soliciting Letters
of Interest and Statements of Qualifications
for the pur pose of recruiting Furnace Repair
& Replacement Contractors for the Community Ser vices depar tment. Bids must be
received by 4:00 p.m.,
F r i d a y, O c t o b e r 2 6 ,
2012. Detailed RFQ including general information, requested services,
submittal requirements,
and evaluation process
is available online at
www.oppco.org/employment/ or can be picked
u p a t 1 3 0 7 C o r n wa l l
Ave., Ste. 200, Bellingham, WA 98225

REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS
The Opportunity Council is now soliciting Letters of Interest and
Statements of Qualifications for the purpose
of recruiting Furnace
Repair & Replacement Contractors for
the Community Services department.
Bids must be received
by 4:00 p.m., Friday,
October 26, 2012.
Detailed RFQ including general information, requested services,
submittal
requirements, and
evaluation process is
available online at:
www.oppco.org/
employment/
or can be picked up at
1307 Cor nwall Ave.,
Ste. 200, Bellingham,
WA 98225
Senior Information and
Assistance Specialist/
Family Caregiver
Support Specialist
Senior services of Island
County seeks qualified
individual to provide information about services
through the Aging Network and screen clients
for services, make referrals to the appropriate
resources, and provide
general assistance to
client and families. Part
time, EOE.
Applications available
online at:

www.islandseniorservices.org

“About Us” section
Applications due
10/15/12

Employment
General

Employment
Media

Useless Bay Golf & CC
Located in Langley, WA,
has an immediate
opening for a
CLUB SECRETARY
to perfor m secretarial
and administrative services in the hospitality
field (Tuesday-Friday).
We are looking for
someone with the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality,
superior organizational
and problem-solving
skills, excellent computer and communication
skills (verbal and written), experienced in all
Microsoft Office software, the ability to develop a rappor t with club
members and a positive
attitude in all dealings
with club membership
and staff. Competitive
salar y and benefits.
Send resume and cover
l e t t e r t o t h e G e n e ra l
Manager at bill.davis@uselessbaygolf.com

EDITOR
We have an immediate
o p e n i n g fo r E d i t o r o f
Whidbey News-Times
and Whidbey Examiner,
weekly community
newspapers on beautiful
Whidbey Island in Oak
H a r b o r, W a s h i n g t o n
state. This is not an entry-level position. Requires a hands-on leader
with a minimum of three
years newspaper experience including writing,
editing, pagination, photography, and InDesign
skills.
The successful
candidate:
• Has a demonstrated interest in local political
and cultural affairs.
• Possesses excellent
writing and verbal skills,
and can provide representative clips from one
o r m o r e p r o fe s s i o n a l
publications.
• Has experience editing
reporters’ copy and submitted materials for content and style.
• Is proficient in designing and building pages
with Adobe InDesign or
Quark Express.
• Is experienced managing a Forum page, writing cogent and stylistically interesting
commentaries, and editing a reader letters column.
• Has proven interpersonal skills representing
a newspaper or other organization at civic functions and public venues.
• Understands how to
lead, motivate, and mentor a small news staff.
• Must relocate to Whidbey Island and develop
a k n ow l e d g e o f l o c a l
arts, business, and government.
• Must be visible in the
community
EOE This full-time posit i o n o f fe r s ex c e l l e n t
benefits including medical, dental, 401K, paid
vacation and holidays.
The Whidbey NewsTimes and Whidbey Examiner are part of Sound
Publishing, the largest
publisher of community
newspapers in Washington state. Visit our web
site www.soundpublishing.com for more information. Please send resume with cover letter
and salary requirements
to:
WNT/HR
Sound Publishing, Inc.
19351 8th Ave. NE,
Suite #106
Poulsbo, WA 98370
E-mail to
hr@soundpublishing.com
Fax: 360-394-5829

Employment
Media

REPORTER
Reporter sought for staff
opening with the Peninsula Daily News, a sixday newspaper on
Washington’s beautiful
North Olympic Peninsula
that includes the cities of
Por t Angeles, Sequim,
P o r t To w n s e n d a n d
Forks (yes, the “Twilight”
Forks, but no vampires
or werewolves). Bring
your experience from a
weekly or small daily -from the first day, you’ll
be able to show off the
writing and photography
skills you’ve already acquired while sharpening
your talent with the help
o f ve t e ra n n ew s r o o m
leaders. This is a general assignment reporting
position in our Port Angeles office in which being a self-starter must be
demonstrated through
professional experience.
Port Angeles-based Peninsula Daily News, circulation 16,000 daily and
15,000 Sunday (plus a
website getting up to
one million hits a
month), publishes separate editions for Clallam
and Jefferson counties.
Check out the PDN at
w w w. p e n i n s u l a d a i l y news.com and the beauty and recreational oppor tunities
at
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/section/pdntabs#vizguide.
In-person visit and tryout
are required, so Washington/Northwest applicants given preference.
Send cover letter, resume and five best writi n g a n d p h o t o g r a p hy
clips to Leah Leach,
managing editor/news,
P.O. Box 1330, 305 W.
First St., Port Angeles,
WA 9 8 3 6 2 , o r e m a i l
leah.leach@peninsuladailynews.com.

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WILL PAY 6% Interest
on $100,000 or more! I
will secure loan with my
nice home and barn on
4.5 acres near Clinton. I
am retired and so do not
qualify for a commercial
bank loan at 4%. Loan
would be set up with
your choice of licensed
escrow company. Call
Bill at: 360-221-8630

dependent, water-oriented and other related
commercial uses on
property adjacent to the
marina. The amendments also include updates to the Capital Improvements Plan. The
Planning Commission
will open the hear ing
and continue it to the
November 27, 2012
meeting.
2012 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS - SCENICVIEWS - Public Meeting
The Planning Commission will be provided information on the public
input gathered this year
related to this topic. The
Planning Commission included this item on the
2 0 1 2 C o m p r e h e n s i ve
Plan Docket with an interest to protect view
within the community.
This item will likely continue into the 2013
amendments cycle.
OHMC Chapter 17.24
SIDEWALKS, CURBS
AND GUTTERS INSTALLATION - Public
Meeting
The Planning Commission will discuss the
building code as it relates to the requirement
to provide sidewalks und e r c e r t a i n d eve l o p ment/redevelopment
scenarios.
The Planning Commission will conduct a premeeting at 7:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers
Conference Room prior
to the regular meeting.
All meetings of the Planning Commission are
open to the public.
LEGAL NO. 428557
P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey
News-Times, South
Whidbey Record. October 6, 2012

NO: 12-4-05516-2 SEA
The notice agent named
b e l ow h a s e l e c t e d t o
give notice to creditors
of the above-named decedent. As of the date
of the filing of a copy of
this notice with the court,
the notice agent has no
knowledge of any other
person acting as notice
agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate in the state
of Washington. According to the records of the
court as are available on
the date of the filing of
this notice with the court,
a cause number regarding the decedent has not
been issued to any other
notice agent and a personal representative of
the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate
has not been appointed.
A ny p e r s o n h av i n g a
claim against the decedent must, before the
time the claim would be
barred by any otherwise
applicable statute of limitations, present the
claim in the manner as
p r o v i d e d i n R . C . W.
11.42.070 by serving on
or mailing to the notice
agent or the notice
agentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney at the
address stated below a
copy of the claim and filing the original of the
claim with the court in
which the notice agentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
d e c l a ra t i o n a n d o a t h
were filed. The claim
must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty
d ay s a f t e r t h e n o t i c e
agent served or mailed
the notice to the creditor
as provided under
R.C.W. 11.42.020(2)(c);
or (2) four months after
the date of first publication of the notice. If the
claim is not presented
within this time frame,
the claim is forever
barred, except as otherwise provided in R.C.W.
11.42.050
and
11.42.060. This bar is
effective as to claims
against both the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probate and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: O c t o b e r 6 ,
2012
The notice agent declares under penalty of
perjury under the laws of
the state of Washington
on this 24th d a y o f
September 2 0 1 2 , a t
Oak Harbor, Washington
that the foregoing is true
and correct.
/s/ NORMAN A. ERIE
Notice Agent
Address for Mailing or
Service:
1808 East Lola Beach
Lane
Oak Harbor, Washington
98277
LEIGH D. ERIE, J.D.
Attorney for the Notice
Agent
/s/ LEIGH D. ERIE,
J.D.,WSBA #14960
Address for Mailing or
Service:
17401 SE 331st Ct.
A u b u r n , Wa s h i n g t o n
98092
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in and for King County at
Seattle
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S e a t t l e , Wa s h i n g t o n
98104
Cause Number:
12-4-05516-2 SEA
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CITY OF OAK
HARBOR PLANNING
COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
PC# 10-23-12
Notice is hereby given
that the Planning Commission will conduct its
regular monthly meeting
on Tuesday, October 23,
2012. The meeting
starts at 7:30 p.m. and
will be held in the Council Chambers at City
Hall, 865 SE Barrington
Drive, Oak Harbor WA.
The Planning Commission will consider the following:
2012 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS- Public Hearing
The Planning Commission will open a public
hearing on the 2012
C o m p r e h e n s i ve P l a n
Amendments. The
amendments include
creation of a new â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maritimeâ&#x20AC;? land use category
that would allow water-

NOTICE OF AN
ORDINANCE PASSED
BY THE
OAK HARBOR CITY
COUNCIL
The following is an Ordin a n c e p a s s e d by t h e
Oak Harbor City Council
on October 2, 2012:
Ordinance 1634
An ordinance annexing
certain real property and
County right-of-way to
the City of Oak Harbor,
assessing all proper ty
within the annexation
area at the same rate
and basis as other property within the City, requiring the subject proper ties to assume their
share of City indebtedness and assigning zoning for the annexed
property consistent with
the Oak Harbor Comprehensive Plan
PA S S E D by t h e C i t y
Council and APPROVED by the Mayor
of the City of Oak Harbor, Washington, at an
open public meeting and
public hear ing on the
2 n d d ay o f O c t o b e r,
2012. You may obtain a
full copy of this ordinance by contacting the
Oak Harbor City Clerk at
City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harbor, Washington or calling (360)279-4500.
Nacelle Heuslein
Interim City Clerk
LEGAL NO. 428211
P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey
News-Times, South
Whidbey Record.
October 6, 2012.
IN THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR KING
COUNTY
AT SEATTLE
I N T H E M AT T E R O F
THE ESTATE OF:
IRENE G. ERIE,
Deceased.
NON-PROBATE
N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS

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NOTICE OF
APPLICATION
Comprehensive Plan
Amendment 2012
APPLICATION: SEPA
Environmental
Checklist
SEP-12-00005
PROJECT PROPOSAL
AND LOCATION: SEPA
environmental checklist
SEP-12-00005 is for the
scope of the amendment
that within the EIS
adopted with the initial
adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. The 2012
amendment creates a
new Maritime land use
categor y and includes
updates to the Capital
Improvements Plan.
The projects in the Capital Improvements Plan
will undergo the necess a r y eva l u a t i o n s a n d
analysis at the time of
implementation.
D E T E R M I N AT I O N O F
COMPLETENESS: The
SEP-12-00005 application, submitted on October 3, 2012 by Mr. Cac
Kamak for the City of
Oak Harbor, has been
determined complete for
the purpose of processing.
COMBINED SEPA AND
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: To make written
comments on this proposal, please mail or handd e l i ve r s p e c i f i c c o m ments to: City of Oak
H a r b o r, D eve l o p m e n t
Ser vices Depar tment,

865 SE Barrington Drive,
Oak Harbor, WA 98277,
no later than 5:00 p.m.
on October 24, 2012. If
you have questions regarding this proposal,
please contact the Development Services Dep a r t m e n t
a t
(360) 279-4510, bet we e n 8 : 0 0 a . m . a n d
5:00 p.m., Monday thru
Friday.
PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED: The Planning
Commission will open a
public hearing for the
2 0 1 2 C o m p r e h e n s i ve
Plan Amendments on
October 25, 2012 and
continue the hearing to
the November 27, 2012
meeting. The City
Council will also hold a
public hearing tentatively
in December before taking final action.
E N V I R O N M E N TA L
DOCUMENTS AND/OR
STUDIES APPLICABLE
TO T H I S P R O J E C T :
S E PA e n v i r o n m e n t a l
c h e c k l i s t ,
SEP-12-00005.
ESTIMATED DATE OF
DECISION: It is anticipated that a SEPA determination will be made
at the end of the comment per iod. At that
time, another comment
period will be opened on
the SEPA determination.
To receive notification of
the decision on this proposal, please send a
self-addressed, stamped

POOLE,
Deceased.
No. 12-4-00221-7
N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS
The, personal representative named below has
been appointed as personal representative of
this estate. Any person
having a claim against
the decedent must, before the time the claim
would be barred by any
o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e
statute of limitations,
present the claim in the
manner as provided in
RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the
personal representative,
or their attorney at the
address stated below, a
copy of the claim and filing the original of the
claim with the court in
which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must
be presented within the
later of: (1) Thirty days
after the personal representative ser ved or
mailed the notice to the
creditor as provided und e r
R C W
11.40.020(1)(c); or (2)
four months after the
date of first publication
of the notice. If the claim
is not presented within
this time frame, the
claim is forever barred,
except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051
and 11.40.060. This bar
is effective as to claims
against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
September 29, 2012
/s/ BRUCE G. POOLE
BRUCE G. POOLE,
Personal Representative
c/o James L. Kotschwar,
Attor ney for Personal
Representative, WSBA
#10823
265 NE Kettle Street;
Suite 1
P.O. Box 1593
Oak Harbor, Washington
98277
(360) 675-2207
LEGAL NO. 425866
P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey
News-Times, South
Whidbey Record. September 29, October 6,
13, 2012.

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC
HEARING BEFORE
THE OAK HARBOR
CITY COUNCIL
CC 12-25
Notice is hereby given
that a public hearing will
be held before the Oak
Harbor City Council in
the Council Chambers at
City Hall, 865 SE Barrington Drive, Oak Harb o r, W a s h i n g t o n o n
Tuesday, October 16,
2012 at 6:00 p.m. or as
soon thereafter as possible to consider the following matter:
Surplus and
Disposition of Utility
Items per RCW
35.94.040.
The City Council will
conduct a public hearing
to approve a utilities surplus list and authorize
disposal of obsolete
items.
Information on this Surplus List is available for
review at City Hall, 865
S E B a r r i n g t o n D r i ve,
Oak Harbor, Washington. For more information, call 279-4500.
Nacelle Heuslein
Interim City Clerk
LEGAL NO. 428214
P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey
News Times, South
Whidbey Record. October 6, 2012.

SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON FOR
ISLAND COUNTY
ESTATE OF LINN EMRICH,
Plaintiff,
-vsHENRY E. GRIFFIN and
his unknown heirs
Defendants.
NO. 12-2-00763-7
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
The State of Washington
to the said HENRY E.
GRIFFIN and his unk n o w n h e i r s , D e fe n dants:
Yo u a r e h e r e by s u m moned to appear within
sixty days after the date
of the first publication of
this summons, to wit,
within sixty days after
September 22, 2012,
and defend the above
entitled action in the
above entitled court, and

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SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON
FOR SNOHOMISH
COUNTY
Estate of
HAZEL M. DIETZ,
Deceased.
P R O B AT E N O. 1 2 4
01245 3
PROBATE NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
RCW 11.40.020;
11.40.030
The personal representative named below has
been appointed as personal representative of
this estate. Any person
having a claim against
the deceased must, before the time the claim
would be barred by any
o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e
statute of limitations,
present the claim in the
manner as provided in
RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the
personal representative
or the personal representative’s attorney at
the address, stated below a copy of the claim
and filing the original of
the claim with the Court
in which the. probate
proceedings were commenced. The claim must
be presented within the
later of: (1) Thirty (30)
days after the personal
representative served or
mailed the notice to
creditor as provided und e r
R C W
11.40.020(1)(C); or (2)
four (4) months after the
date of the first publication of the notice. If the
claim is not presented
within this time frame,
the claim is forever
barred, except as other
wise provided in RCW
11.40.051 and RCW
11.40.060. This bar is
effective as to claims
against both the decedent’s probate assets
and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
September 22, 2012
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:
/ s / J O H N W. N E G U S
a/k/a JACK W. NEGUS
JOHN W. NEGUS a/k/a
JACK W. NEGUS

SUPERIOR COURT OF
WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF ISLAND
In the Matter of the Estate
of
NIGEL DOUGLAS
FRANCIS,
Deceased.
NO. 12-4-00216-1
N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS
The personal representative named below has
been appointed as personal representative of
this estate. Any person
having a claim against
the decedent must, before the time the claim
would be barred by any
o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e
statute of limitations,
present the claim in the
manner as provided in
RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the
personal representative
or the personal representative’s attorney at
the address stated below a copy of the claim
and filing the original of
the claim with the court
in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must
be presented within the
later of: (1) Thirty days
after the personal representative ser ved or
mailed the notice to the
creditor as provided und e r
. R C W
11.40.020(1)(c); or (2)
four months after the
date of first publication
of the notice. If the claim
is not presented within
this time frame, the
claim is forever barred,
except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051
and 11.40.060. This bar
is effective as to claims
against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.
DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:
September 22, 2012
/s/ KATHLEEN TOUTNER SHAW
KATHLEEN TOUTNER
SHAW, Personal Representative of the Estate of
NIGEL DOUGLAS
FRANCIS, deceased
c/o James L. Kotschwar,
Attorney for
Personal Representative, WSBA #10823
265 NE Kettle Street;
Suite 1, P.O. Box 1593
Oak Harbor, Washington
98277
(360) 675-2207
LEGAL NO. 424076
P u bl i s h e d : W h i d b ey
News-Times, South
Whidbey Record. September 22, 29, October
6, 2012

THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF THE STATE
OF WASHINGTON
FOR ISLAND COUNTY
In Re the Estate of
Patricia K. Ford,
Deceased.
NO.: 12 4 00232 2
N OT I C E TO C R E D I TORS
RCW 11.40.030
The personal representative named below has
been appointed as personal representative of
this estate. Any person
having a claim against
the decedent must, before the time the claim
would be barred by any
o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e
statute of limitations,
present the claim in the
manner as provided in
RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the
personal representative
or the personal representative’s attorney at
the address stated below a copy of the claim
and filing the original of
the claim with the court
in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must
be presented within the
later of: (1) Thirty days
after the personal representative ser ved or
mailed the notice to the
creditor as provided und e r
R C W
11.40.020(1)(c); or (2)
SUPERIOR COURT OF four months after the
WASHINGTON ISLAND date of first publication
COUNTY
ofthe notice. If the claim
In the Matter of the Es- is not presented within
tate
thistime frame, the claim
of
is forever barred, except
G E N E M I T C H E L L as otherwise provided in

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Shaking it up
Free American Red Cross app allows Whidbey residents to get up-to-date information during emergencies
BY KATHY REED
Staff reporter
A new app launched by the
American Red Cross is custom
made for people who live in or visit
earthquake-prone areas.
The free Earthquake App is the
third in a series created by the
Red Cross, coming on the heels
of the organization’s First Aid and
Hurricane apps, which have been
downloaded more than 1 million
times.
The app is for use on both
iPhone and
Android
smartphone
and tablet
platforms
and is available in
English and
Spanish.
“This
newest app
gives instant
access to
local and real
time information on what
to do before,
during and
after earthMary Frances Close
quakes,” said
Red Cross
Regional
Director Chuck Morrison. “People
will receive earthquake notifications and can monitor activity
where other family and friends
reside.”
“More and more people are
using social media,” said Nancy
Waddell, co-leader, South Whidbey
Islands Chapter Red Cross
Response Team. “It’s an attempt to
reach those users who are using
these devices to get information.”

Planning for ‘what if’
Waddell said the launch of the
new app coincided with National
Preparedness Month during
September.
“These apps really help with
planning because it gives people
the tools they need to keep handy
right on their smartphone,” she
said.
The app features real-time alerts
and Shake Zone Impact Maps, simplifying earthquake data for users.
Other features include: notifications showing the
epicenter, magnitude and intensity;
one-touch messaging that allows
users to broadcast
an “I’m safe” message; locations of
Red Cross shelters;
checklists and simple steps to create
a family emergency
plan; information
on events that may
happen after an
earthquake, such as
fires and tsunamis;
and a toolkit with
flashlight, strobe light
and an audible alarm.
“It’s another communication tool to help people be
prepared and be able to access
their plans,” Waddell said. “Who
can find a little piece of paper with
notes? For people with smartphones, everybody has them with
them.”
“A disaster, when it happens,
can hit small or it can hit large,”
said Islands Red Cross Community
Chapter Executive Director Mary
Frances Close. “We’re trying to get
people to think about the ‘what if’
scenario and have a plan in place.”

Waddell said many people on
Whidbey Island often ask where
the Red Cross shelters are located,
or which shelter would be open in
the event of an emergency. There’s
not a good answer to that, Waddell
said, because they won’t know
until something happens. The new
app provides a link to the national
shelter system.
“That is really valuable,” she
said. “Because we’re not clear
which shelter would be open until
an event happens. We rely on the
national shelter system.”

Photos courtesy of the American Red Cross

These screen shots show how the Red Cross app
can help warn of earthquakes and save lives
during a disaster.

How the Red Cross helps in Island County
In 2011, the Islands Chapter of the Red Cross helped 28 families affected by house fires and other
emergencies and provided emergency communications and other assistance for more than 800
military families through Red Cross’ Service to Armed Forces Program. Volunteers provide service in
the San Juans, Fidalgo and Whidbey Island. Go to www.redcross.org for information.